Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail)

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Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Aug. 03, 2017
Apr. 07, 2017
Sep. 09, 2016
Jun. 26, 2017
Mar. 31, 2017
Mar. 17, 2017
Jan. 31, 2017
Jan. 31, 2016
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Dec. 31, 2016
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Employee Stock Purchase Plan to eligible employees, compensation expense recognized                 $ 52,000 $ 35,000 $ 100,000 $ 91,000  
General and Administrative Expense                 12,318,000 7,620,000 28,827,000 21,202,000  
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights       $ 4.02                  
Share-based Compensation                     12,048,000 8,792,000  
Warrants Issued         6,400   853,677            
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Employee Stock Purchase Plan                     $ 42,000    
NSC 2017 Note [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights         $ 3.70                
Percentage Of Placement Agent Fee           10.00%         10.00%    
Private Placement [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Percentage Of Placement Agent Fee         10.00%                
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs         $ 42,000,000                
Percentage Of Shares Issued To Placement Agent         0.00%                
IPO [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues       6,325,000                  
Over-Allotment Option [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues       825,000                  
Longterm Incentive Program [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value                     $ 1,500,000   $ 1,400,000
Capital Units, Authorized             100,000,000            
Share-based Compensation                 $ 52,000 0 $ 52,000 0  
Maximum [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights                 $ 4.75   $ 4.75    
Checkpoint [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense                 $ 900,000 800,000 $ 4,300,000    
Dr. Rosenwald [Member] | Longterm Incentive Program [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period             552,698 510,434          
Mustang [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Stock Based compensation, authorized number of shares             8,536,774            
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense                 $ 800,000   $ 1,200,000    
Mustang [Member] | Private Placement [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights                 $ 8.50   $ 8.50    
Stock Issued During Period, Value of Warrants Exercised                     $ 65,000    
Caelum [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense                 $ 400,000   400,000    
Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Research And Development Expense                 200,000 3,000,000 200,000 12,000,000  
General and Administrative Expense                 78,000,000 3,000,000 90,000,000 12,000,000  
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense                 $ 200,000 5,000 $ 300,000 23,000  
Shares Issued, Price Per Share       $ 6.00                  
Mustang Bio, Inc [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Stock Based compensation, shares available for issuance                 215,269   215,269    
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Not yet Recognized, Share-based Awards Other than Options                 $ 2,300,000   $ 2,300,000    
Share Price   $ 5.73                      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross   200,000                      
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price                     $ 5.73    
Aggregate Number of Shares of Common Stock,Percentage                     2.50%    
Stock Issuance Costs                     $ 1,200,000    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Description                     Both grants have the following vesting schedule: 50% of the options vest over-time with 25% vesting over 12 months of continued service, with the remaining 25% vesting in 12 equal installments thereafter, subject to continued employment. The remaining 50% vest and become exercisable upon the occurrence of the following milestones being achieved: (i) 25% of the grant vest upon the dosing of the first patient in the first Phase 2 clinical trial of any Mustang product candidate, (ii) 25% of the grant vest upon the dosing of the first patient in the first Phase 2 clinical trial of a second Mustang product candidate, (iii) 25% of the grant vest upon Mustangs achievement of a fully-diluted market capitalization of $500,000,000 and (iv) 25% of the grant vest upon Mustangs achievement of a fully-diluted market capitalization of $1,000,000,000.    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term                     1 year 7 months 10 days    
Mustang Bio, Inc [Member] | NSC 2017 Note [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Percentage Of Placement Agent Fee 10.00%                        
Warrants Issued 1,000                        
Mustang Bio, Inc [Member] | Private Placement [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Services 10,000                   2,500    
Proceeds from Issuance of Private Placement $ 65,000,000                        
Warrants Issued 2,500                        
Mustang Bio, Inc [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross   1,041,675                      
Mustang Bio, Inc [Member] | Employee [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price   $ 5.73                      
Journey Medical Corporation [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense                   130,000 $ 200,000    
Journey Medical Corporation [Member] | Employee [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures                     395,000,000    
Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense                       2,700,000  
Share-based Compensation                 400,000 400,000 $ 2,800,000 1,600,000  
JMC [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense                 62,000     458,000  
Helocyte Inc [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense                 27,000 67,000 100,000 160,000  
Helocyte Inc [Member] | Non-employee [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Share-based Compensation                 20,000 50,000   100,000  
Cellvation Inc [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense                 5,000   19,000    
Cellvation Inc [Member] | Non-employee [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Share-based Compensation                 $ 2,000   $ 7,000    
National Holdings Corporation [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights                 $ 3.25   $ 3.25    
National Holdings Corporation [Member] | Private Placement [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Percentage Of Placement Agent Fee     10.00%                    
Proceeds from Issuance of Private Placement         $ 400   $ 55,500,000            
Warrants Issued             2,134,193            
Private Placement Stock Units Shares To Be Issued                 10,000   10,000    
Percentage Of Shares Issued To Placement Agent             10.00%            
National Holdings Corporation [Member] | Mustang Bio, Inc [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Stock Based compensation, authorized number of shares         64,000                
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs                     $ 5,500,000    
National Holdings Corporation [Member] | Mustang Bio, Inc [Member] | Private Placement [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding         16,000                
Common Stock [Member] | Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Proceeds from issuance of Common stock       $ 34,200,000                  
Stockholders' Equity, Reverse Stock Split       3-For-1                  
Research and Development Expense [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense                 $ 1,600,000 900,000 4,800,000 3,400,000  
General and Administrative Expense [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense                 2,600,000 2,000,000 6,900,000 5,400,000  
General and Administrative Expense [Member] | Longterm Incentive Program [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Share-based Compensation                 200,000 75,000 500,000 200,000  
General and Administrative Expense [Member] | Helocyte Inc [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Share-based Compensation                 7,000 17,000 25,000 42,000  
General and Administrative Expense [Member] | Cellvation Inc [Member] | Chief Executive Officer [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Share-based Compensation                 3,000   $ 11,000    
Restricted Stock [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition                     2 years    
Share-based Compensation                 700,000 200,000 $ 1,700,000 5,600,000  
Restricted Stock [Member] | Journey Medical Corporation [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Share-based Compensation                 95,000   25,000    
Restricted Stock [Member] | Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Share-based Compensation                 $ 500,000 $ 300,000 $ 1,500,000 $ 1,000,000  
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition                     2 years 2 months 12 days    
Share-based Compensation                     $ 5,600,000    
Employee Stock Option [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Common Stock issued in connection with the first ESPP offering                     22,000    
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance                 205,000   205,000    
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Employee Stock Purchase Plan                     $ 41,900    
Employee Stock Option [Member] | Maximum [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Common Stock issued in connection with the first ESPP offering                     199,995    
Employee Stock Option [Member] | Journey Medical Corporation [Member]                          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                          
Share-based Compensation                 $ 8,000   $ 29,000