Maximum Shares Outstanding Under Plan, Percentage

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Restricted Shares Grants

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Market Condition, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

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Number of shares of common stock outstanding. Common stock represent the ownership interest in a corporation.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Share-Based Payment Arrangements Share-Based Payment Arrangements (Detail Narrative) - $ / shares	Jul. 28, 2015	Jul. 01, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jul. 24, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Jul. 23, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock, shares outstanding			41,182,567		40,924,313
Term of share based payment award	10 years
Weighted average fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 1.05
President and Chief Executive Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted Shares Grants	500,000			500,000		500,000
FalconStor Software, Inc., 2006 Incentive Stock Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares Available for Grant		3,246,122	3,006,059
Maximum Shares Outstanding Under Plan, Percentage		5.00%
Shares Authorized		20,000,000	13,455,546
Common stock, shares outstanding		40,920,192