Note 10 - Acquisition (Details Textual) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
Jul. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014 |
Boulder Diagnostics Inc [Member] | Milestone Payments [Member] | | | | | |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High | $ 6,100,000 | | | | |
Boulder Diagnostics Inc [Member] | Milestone Payments for Completion of Studies Related to Acquired Technologies [Member] | | | | | |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High | 400,000 | | | | |
Boulder Diagnostics Inc [Member] | Milestone Payments for Development of Diagnostic Test Kits [Member] | | | | | |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High | 700,000 | | | | |
Boulder Diagnostics Inc [Member] | Milestone Payments for the First Patient Enrolled in an Institution Review Board Approved Study [Member] | | | | | |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High | 500,000 | | | | |
Boulder Diagnostics Inc [Member] | Milestone Payments for Issuance of Patents [Member] | | | | | |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High | 1,500,000 | | | | |
Boulder Diagnostics Inc [Member] | Milestone Payments for Approvals or Clearance by the FDA [Member} | | | | | |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High | $ 3,000,000 | | | | |
Boulder Diagnostics Inc [Member] | In Process Research and Development Member 1 [Member] | | | | | |
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate | 15.00% | | | | |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets | $ 2,600,000 | | | | |
Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment | | $ 385,000 | | | |
Boulder Diagnostics Inc [Member] | Lyme Disease Assay [Member] | | | | | |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets | 1,800,000 | | | | |
Boulder Diagnostics Inc [Member] | Biologics for Autoimmune Disease Assay [Member] | | | | | |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets | 500,000 | | | | |
Boulder Diagnostics Inc [Member] | Gout Assay [Member] | | | | | |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets | 300,000 | | | | |
Boulder Diagnostics Inc [Member] | General and Administrative Expense [Member] | | | | | |
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs | | | $ 181,000 | | |
Boulder Diagnostics Inc [Member] | | | | | |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired | 1,700,000 | | | | |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability | 1,200,000 | | | | |
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents | $ 183,200 | | | | |
Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents, Period | 2 years | | | | |
Revenues | | | 17,000 | | |
Operating Income (Loss) | | | 100,000 | | |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired | | | | | $ 1,716,000 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets | $ 2,627,000 | | | | |
Revenues | | 17,944,000 | 13,325,000 | $ 45,997,000 | 37,387,000 |
Operating Income (Loss) | | $ (4,830,000) | $ (6,168,000) | $ (17,958,000) | $ (15,138,000) |