Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements of Roka Bioscience, Inc. have been prepared by the Company in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial reporting, which do not conform in all respects to the requirements of U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements. The information included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the SEC on March 27, 2016 (the “ 2015 Form 10-K”). Accordingly, these condensed notes to the unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the 2015 audited financial statements and notes thereto prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The unaudited financial statements have been prepared using accounting policies that are consistent with the policies used in preparing the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015 . The condensed Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2015 was derived from the Company’s audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The unaudited financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments necessary, if any, for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position and results of operations for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2016 or for any other future annual or interim period. There have been no changes in the significant accounting policies from those included in the 2015 Form 10-K. New Accounting Pronouncements From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) or other standard setting bodies and adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. This standard simplifies the accounting for share-based payment award transactions including: income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities and classification on the statement of cash flows. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact this new guidance will have on its financial statements. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, creating Topic 842, Leases which supersedes the guidance in former ASC 840, Leases, to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by requiring recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosure of key information about leasing arrangements. The standard will become effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The guidance is required to be adopted at the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact this new guidance will have on its financial statements. In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory. This standard amends existing guidance and requires entities to measure most inventory at the lower of cost and net realizable value. This standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and early adoption is permitted. This standard is to be applied on a prospective basis and upon adoption, entities must disclose the nature of and reason for the accounting change. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact this new guidance will have on its financial statements. In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern , which is intended to define management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an organization’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. This ASU provides guidance to an organization’s management, with principles and definitions that are intended to reduce diversity in the timing and content of disclosures that are commonly provided by organizations today in the financial statement footnotes. The amendments are effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and early adoption is permitted. The Company does not believe this new guidance will have a material impact on its financial statements. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers . This standard outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance. ASU 2014-09 provides companies with two implementation methods. Companies can choose to apply the standard retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented (full retrospective application) or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the standard as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings of the annual reporting period that includes the date of initial application (modified retrospective application). This ASU is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Deferral of the Effective Date . This ASU defers the effective date of Update 2014-09 for all entities by one year, requiring the guidance in ASU 2014-09 to be applied for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. Additionally, this ASU permits earlier application only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing. This standard clarifies the following two aspects of Topic 606: identifying performance obligations and the licensing implementation guidance. In May 2016, the FASB isssued ASU 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients. This standard addresses certain issues identified in Topic 606 in the guidance on assessing collectibility, presentation of sales taxes, noncash consideration, and completed contracts and contract modifications at transition. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact this new guidance will have on its financial statements. |