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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Feb. 27, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2007
Dec. 31, 2012
Jun. 15, 2012
patients
Aug. 28, 2012
patients
Jun. 20, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jul. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual)                        
Research recorded fees $ 4,048,714us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense $ 1,589,776us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense                    
Total project estimated to cost                   800,000us-gaap_DevelopmentInProcess    
Letter of credit 34,733us-gaap_LineOfCredit       34,733us-gaap_LineOfCredit              
Amount paid to goodwin 1,849,000atnm_AmountPaidToGoodwin 522,000atnm_AmountPaidToGoodwin                    
Manufacturing Agreement [Member]                        
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual)                        
Project estimated cost for clinical trials of drug Ac-225-HuM195     2,100,000atnm_ProjectEstimatedCost
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Non - refundable institutional fee     562,790atnm_NonRefundableInstitutionalFee
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= atnm_ManufacturingAgreementMember
                 
Total project estimated to cost     3,300,000us-gaap_DevelopmentInProcess
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= atnm_ManufacturingAgreementMember
                 
Research and development costs 200,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentInProcess
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    100,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentInProcess
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Einstein [Member]                        
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual)                        
Research recorded fees 55,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
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0us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
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= atnm_AlbertEinsteinMember
    146,713us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
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= atnm_AlbertEinsteinMember
             
Total project estimated to cost                     183,391us-gaap_DevelopmentInProcess
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Abbview Biotherapeutics Corp [Member] | Product Development and Patent License Agreement [Member]                        
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual)                        
License fee payment 3,000,000us-gaap_LicenseCosts
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Milestones payments 7,750,000atnm_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentMilestonesPayment
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Description of royalty payment The Company shall pay to AbbVie Biotherapeutics Corp. on a country-by-country basis a royalty of 12% of net sales of all licensed products until the later of: (1) 12.5 years after the first commercial sale, or (2) when the patents expire.                      
Royalty of net sales percentage 12.00%atnm_RoyaltyOfNetSalesPercentage
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Abbview Biotherapeutics Corp [Member] | After First Net Sales [Member]                        
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual)                        
Milestones payments 1,500,000atnm_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentMilestonesPayment
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Abbview Biotherapeutics Corp [Member] | Phase I Clinical Trial of a licensed product [Member]                        
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual)                        
Milestones payments 750,000atnm_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentMilestonesPayment
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= atnm_PhaseFirstClinicalTrialOfLicensedProductMember
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Abbott Biotherapeutics Corp [Member] | After First Net Sales [Member] | Product Development and Patent License Agreement [Member]                        
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual)                        
Net sales in milestones payment 10,000,000us-gaap_RevenueRecognitionMilestoneMethodRevenueRecognized
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Abbott Biotherapeutics Corp [Member] | Phase I Clinical Trial of a licensed product [Member]                        
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual)                        
First commercial sale period 750,000atnm_FirstCommercialSalePeriod
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Aptiv Solutions [Member]                        
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual)                        
Down payment of project estimated cost percentage 12.50%atnm_DownPaymentOfProjectEstimatedCostPercentage
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Down payment for project           239,000atnm_DownPaymentForProject
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239,000atnm_DownPaymentForProject
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Accrued expenses 0us-gaap_AccruedProfessionalFeesCurrentAndNoncurrent
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100,000us-gaap_AccruedProfessionalFeesCurrentAndNoncurrent
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= atnm_AptivSolutionsMember
    0us-gaap_AccruedProfessionalFeesCurrentAndNoncurrent
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= atnm_AptivSolutionsMember
             
Total project estimated to cost 1,900,000us-gaap_DevelopmentInProcess
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      1,900,000us-gaap_DevelopmentInProcess
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center [Member] | license and sponsored research agreement [Member]                        
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual)                        
Milestones payments               1,000,000atnm_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentMilestonesPayment
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Description of royalty payment               Royalty payments of 2% of net sales will be due to FHCRC.        
Fund for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center lab ( Per year for the first two years )               150,000atnm_FundToRelatedPartyUnderAgreementForFirstTwoYear
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Fund for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center lab ( thereafter )               250,000atnm_FundToRelatedPartyUnderAgreementAfterYearTwo
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Number of Patients               2atnm_NumberOfPatients
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Accrued expenses 46,000us-gaap_AccruedProfessionalFeesCurrentAndNoncurrent
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= atnm_FredHutchinsonCancerResearchCenterMember
37,500us-gaap_AccruedProfessionalFeesCurrentAndNoncurrent
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= atnm_LicenseAndSponsoredResearchAgreementMember
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= atnm_FredHutchinsonCancerResearchCenterMember
    46,000us-gaap_AccruedProfessionalFeesCurrentAndNoncurrent
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= atnm_LicenseAndSponsoredResearchAgreementMember
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= atnm_FredHutchinsonCancerResearchCenterMember
             
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center [Member] | Maximum [Member] | license and sponsored research agreement [Member]                        
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual)                        
Clinical trial cost for approval of food and drug administration               23,500,000atnm_ClinicalTrialCostForApprovalForFoodAndDrugAdministration
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center [Member] | Minimum [Member] | license and sponsored research agreement [Member]                        
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual)                        
Clinical trial cost for approval of food and drug administration               13,200,000atnm_ClinicalTrialCostForApprovalForFoodAndDrugAdministration
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University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center [Member] | Clinical Trial Agreement [Member]                        
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual)                        
Number of Patients                 24atnm_NumberOfPatients
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Amount paid to each patient after Completing clinical trial                       34,383atnm_AmountPaidToEachPatient
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Start-up fee for clinical trial                 33,946atnm_StartUpFeeForClinicalTrial
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= atnm_UniversityOfTexasMDAndersonCancerCenterMember
     
Non - refundable institutional fee                 14,500atnm_NonRefundableInstitutionalFee
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= atnm_ClinicalTrialAgreementMember
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= atnm_UniversityOfTexasMDAndersonCancerCenterMember
     
Total project estimated to cost                 $ 500,000us-gaap_DevelopmentInProcess
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