Private Placement and JH Darbie Financing (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Proceeds from private placement			$ 2,304,541
Warrant term	2 years 9 months		2 years 9 months
Issuance cost	$ 400,000
Legal costs	39,000
Non-controlling interests in Edgepoint	979,541
Initial debt discount	800,140		$ 800,140
Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs			611,681	88,479
Interest Expense [Member]
Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs	162,267		162,267
Convertible Debt Instrument [Member]
Initial debt discount	$ 60,000		$ 60,000
Maximum [Member]
Warrant term	5 years		5 years
Edgepoint Common Stock [Member] | Warrant [Member]
Warrants to purchase common stock	50,000		50,000
Warrant exercise price per share	$ 1.00		$ 1.00
Edgepoint Common Stock [Member] | One Convertible Promissory Note [Member]
Conversion of debt, price per share	$ 1.00		$ 1.00
Edgepoint Common Stock [Member] | One Convertible Promissory Note [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Conversion of debt, shares	25,000
Mateon Common Stock [Member] | Warrant [Member]
Warrants to purchase common stock	50,000		50,000
Warrant exercise price per share	$ 0.20		$ 0.20
Warrant term	3 years		3 years
Mateon Common Stock [Member] | One Convertible Promissory Note [Member]
Conversion of debt, price per share	$ 0.18		$ 0.18
Mateon Common Stock [Member] | One Convertible Promissory Note [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Conversion of debt, shares	138,889
Placement Agent [Member]
Number of shares issued and sold	5.3
Conversion of debt, price per share	$ 0.18		0.18
Percentage of units granted	10.00%
Debt instrument maturity term	Jun. 30, 2021
Debt instrument conversion term	Convertible at the option of the holder at any time in the Company's common stock or Edge Point's common share.
Coupon	16.00%
Placement Agent [Member] | Edgepoint Common Stock [Member]
Conversion of debt, price per share	$ 1.00		1.00
Subscription Agreements [Member] | Edgepoint Common Stock [Member]
Stock value, price per share	$ 1.00		1.00
Subscription Agreements [Member] | Edgepoint AI, Inc [Member]
Number of shares issued	25,000
Stock value, price per share	$ 1.00		$ 1.00
Subscription Agreements [Member] | Accredited Investors [Member]
Number of shares issued and sold	53
Proceeds from private placement	$ 2,650,000
Net of closing cost	$ 2,310,000