Ocuphire Pharma, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details)

Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	156 Months Ended
Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2012
Number of options, Oustanding	10,245,294	9,491,795	9,356,795	10,245,294	7,741,795
Share-based employee compensation expense	$ 128,350	$ 371,951		$ 6,502,394
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets	100.00%
Compensatory stock	336,000			2,772,677
Stock options granted	975,999	1,750,000
Stock option exercise price	$ 1.14	$ 0.35
Numberof options, Exercised	87,500
Intrinsic value of options exercised	48,125
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 0.44	$ 0.35		$ 0.44
Unrecognized compensation cost	986,987		281,957	986,987
Weighted average vesting period, years	2 years 1 month 6 days		1 year 8 months 12 days
The 2013 Plan [Member]
Options authorized for issuance	17,000,000			17,000,000
Number of options, Oustanding	1,425,999			1,425,999
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant	15,574,001			15,574,001
The 2003 Plan [Member]
Number of options, Oustanding	8,819,295			8,819,295
First Anniversary [Member]
Vesting percentage	30.00%
Second Anniversary [Member]
Vesting percentage	30.00%
Third Anniversary [Member]
Vesting percentage	40.00%
Maximum [Member]
Expiration of options from grant date, years	10 years
Non-employee vesting period	3 years
Minimum [Member]
Expiration of options from grant date, years	5 years
Non-employee vesting period	1 year
Exercise Price $0.31 [Member]
Stock options granted		550,000
Stock option exercise price		$ 0.31
Stock option grants fair value		122,497
Exercise Price $0.37 [Member]
Stock options granted		1,200,000
Stock option exercise price		$ 0.37
Stock option grants fair value		320,465
Exercise Price $1.14 [Member]
Stock options granted	955,999
Stock option exercise price	$ 1.14
Stock option grants fair value	774,992
Exercise Price $1.35 [Member]
Stock options granted	20,000
Stock option exercise price	$ 1.35
Stock option grants fair value	19,678
Employee Transaction [Member]
Share-based employee compensation expense	109,442	366,111
Non-Employee Transaction [Member]
Compensatory stock	$ 18,908	$ 5,840