Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. Post-effective amendment to a registration statement that is not immediately effective upon filing

Post-effective amendment to a registration statement that is not immediately effective upon filing

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Debt Instruments (Senior Notes Payable and Warrants) (Narrative) (Details)

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Debt Instruments (Senior Notes Payable and Warrants) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jan. 16, 2014	Apr. 27, 2011 item	May 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011	Oct. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance of notes payable			$ 3,500us-gaap_ProceedsFromNotesPayable
Number of shares called by warrants	36,055,000	1,388,573							30,300,000
Lender [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of the warrant		96	355							167
Lender [Member] \| Series A convertible preferred stock [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of shares called by warrants										128,570
Exercise price										$ 1.75
Lender [Member] \| Series B convertible preferred stock [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of shares called by warrants			257,829
Exercise price			$ 2.10
Lender [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of shares called by warrants		225,000	19,337	19,337
Exercise price		$ 1.00	$ 2.10
Shares issued upon conversion of warrants				29,466
Lender [Member] \| Preferred stock [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of shares called by warrants				386,399
Senior Notes Payable [Member] \| Lender [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	5,000				1,500
Number of tranches					2
Issuance of notes payable						3,500	500	1,000
Maturity term	30 months
Outstanding principle		2,553
Unamortized debt discount		$ 208

- Definition

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+ References

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- Definition

The number of shares issued during the period upon the conversion of warrants.

+ References

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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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- Definition

Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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- Definition

Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

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The cash inflow from a borrowing supported by a written promise to pay an obligation.

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