Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. General form of registration statement for all companies including face-amount certificate companies

General form of registration statement for all companies including face-amount certificate companies

STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT (Details 2)

STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT (Details 2) - $ / shares	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT (Details 2) - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 22, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Jan. 08, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Aug. 03, 2006
Exercise Price	$ 34.72	$ 50.98	$ 36.74		$ 150.00		$ 168.00
Number of Shares	348,095	223,120
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 34.72	$ 50.98
2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan [Member]
Exercise Price				$ 6.00		$ 50.00
Number of Shares	345,896
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 8.94
2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Exercise Price	5.10
2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Exercise Price	600
2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan [Member] \| $5.10 [Member]
Exercise Price	$ 5.10	$ 5.10
Number of Shares	8,250	8,250
Expiration Date	2026-04	2026-04
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 5.10	$ 5.10
2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan [Member] \| $5.90 [Member]
Exercise Price	$ 5.90
Number of Shares	18,000
Expiration Date	2027-03
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 5.90
2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan [Member] \| $6.00 [Member]
Exercise Price	$ 6.00	$ 6.00
Number of Shares	246,000	144,000
Expiration Date		2026-09
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 6.00	$ 6.00
2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan [Member] \| $6.00 [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Expiration Date	2026-09
2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan [Member] \| $6.00 [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Expiration Date	2026-10
2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan [Member] \| $7.25 [Member]
Exercise Price	$ 7.25
Number of Shares	5,000
Expiration Date	2017-02
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 7.25
2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan [Member] \| $11.00 [Member]
Exercise Price	$ 11.00	$ 11.00
Number of Shares	8,750	8,750
Expiration Date	2025-08	2025-08
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 11.00	$ 11.00
2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan [Member] \| $9.44 [Member]
Exercise Price	$ 9.44	$ 9.44
Number of Shares	43,978	43,978
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 9.44	$ 9.44
2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan [Member] \| $9.44 [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Expiration Date	2022-12	2022-12
2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan [Member] \| $9.44 [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Expiration Date	2023-01	2023-01
2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan [Member] \| $50.00 [Member]
Exercise Price	$ 50.00	$ 50.00
Number of Shares	13,577	13,577
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 50.00	$ 50.00
2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan [Member] \| $50.00 [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Expiration Date	2023-03	2023-03
2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan [Member] \| $50.00 [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Expiration Date	2025-01	2025-01
2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan [Member] \| $52.00 [Member]
Exercise Price	$ 52.00	$ 52.00
Number of Shares	2,125	2,125
Expiration Date	2024-07	2024-07
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 52.00	$ 52.00
2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan [Member] \| $600.00 [Member]
Exercise Price	$ 600.00	$ 600.00
Number of Shares	216	216
Expiration Date	2022-03	2022-03
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 600.00	$ 600.00
2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Number of Shares	2,199
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 4,090.26
2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Exercise Price								$ 720
2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Exercise Price								$ 6,540
2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| $2400.00 [Member]
Exercise Price	$ 2,400.00	$ 2,400.00
Number of Shares	144	144
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 2,400.00	$ 2,400.00
2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| $2400.00 [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Expiration Date	2019-03	2019-03
2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| $2400.00 [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Expiration Date	2020-07	2020-07
2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| $2820.00 [Member]
Exercise Price	$ 2,820.00	$ 2,820.00
Number of Shares	51	51
Expiration Date	2021-03	2021-03
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 2,820.00	$ 2,820.00
2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| $3060.00 [Member]
Exercise Price	$ 3,060.00	$ 3,060.00
Number of Shares	7	7
Expiration Date	2018-09	2018-09
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 3,060.00	$ 3,060.00
2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| $3300.00 [Member]
Exercise Price	$ 3,300.00	$ 3,300.00
Number of Shares	1,325	1,325
Expiration Date	2020-03	2020-03
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 3,300.00	$ 3,300.00
2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| $4800.00 [Member]
Exercise Price	$ 4,800.00	$ 4,800.00
Number of Shares	24	24
Expiration Date	2017-12	2017-12
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 4,800.00	$ 4,800.00
2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| $5340.00 [Member]
Exercise Price	$ 5,340.00	$ 5,340.00
Number of Shares	162	162
Expiration Date	2017-09	2017-09
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 5,340.00	$ 5,340.00
2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| $5760.00 [Member]
Exercise Price	$ 5,760.00	$ 5,760.00
Number of Shares	61	61
Expiration Date	2018-04	2018-04
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 5,760.00	$ 5,760.00
2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| $6540.00 [Member]
Exercise Price	$ 6,540.00	$ 6,540.00
Number of Shares	425	425
Expiration Date	2017-08	2017-08
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 6,540.00	$ 6,540.00
2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| $1800.00 [Member]
Exercise Price		$ 1,800.00
Number of Shares		25
Expiration Date		2016-11
Weighted Average Exercise Price		$ 1,800.00