Energous Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual)

Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) - USD ($)				1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 13, 2015	Jul. 09, 2015	Sep. 10, 2014	Aug. 25, 2015	Mar. 23, 2015	Feb. 26, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Investor Relations Agreement, Initiation Date											Jan. 13, 2014
Stock based compensation expense								$ 1,507,669		$ 746,900	$ 4,306,435	$ 1,659,404
Operating Leases, Rent Expense		$ 6,376
Cash Compensation For Services Received Per Month 1													$ 8,000
Lease Expiration Date		Sep. 30, 2017									Jun. 30, 2019
Payments for Tenant Improvements											$ 100,000
Payments for Rent											400,000
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Sublease Rentals											$ 6,109
Employment Agreement Percentage of Base Salary											100.00%
Officers' Compensation											$ 365,000
Performance Based Equity Plan, Market Capitalization Minimum Amount											100,000,000
Performance Based Equity Plan Market Capitalization Maximum Amount											1,100,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Issued for Services											147,900	0
Number Of Shares Issued To Landlord As Prepaid Rent And Tenant Improvements			41,563
Shares Issued To Landlord As Prepaid Rent And Tenant Improvements Value			$ 500,000
Revenues								2,075,000		0	2,500,000	0
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current								2,000,000			$ 2,000,000		$ 0
Agreement Term											4 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period											784,003
General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Amortization Of Prepaid Service Paid In Stocks								36,975			$ 147,900
Consulting Agreement [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments for Fees						$ 5,000
Hosted Design Solution Agreement [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Other Cost of Services	$ 100,568
Offer Letter [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Cash Awards Granted, Percentage	75.00%
Contract Termination Claims, Description	In the event Mr. Sereda is terminated without cause, he is entitled to (1) six months of his then-current base salary and (2) payment of COBRA premiums for up to six months.
Percentage of Vesting Related To Liquidation Or Termination	100.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	120,000
Sub-Lease Agreement [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Sublease Rentals				$ 400,000
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Exercise Price											$ 1.68
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Maximum Contractual Term											48 months
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross											0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period											4 years
Licensing Agreements [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others, Compensation Earned					$ 500,000
Development And Licensing Agreements [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Revenues								75,000			$ 500,000
Revenue Recognition, Milestone Method, Revenue Recognized								2,000,000
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current								2,000,000			$ 2,000,000
Performance-Based Equity Plan [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage Of Performance Share Units To Be Earned On Achievement Of Market Capitalization Growth											100.00%
Percentage Of Performance Share Units To Be Paid On Quarterly Basis											50.00%
Percentage Of Performance Share Units To Be Paid On Termination of Employment Agreement											25.00%
Performance Based Equity Plan, Market Capitalization Minimum Amount											$ 100,000,000
Performance Based Equity Plan Market Capitalization Maximum Amount											$ 1,100,000,000
Percentage Of Performance Share Units Deferred											50.00%
Performance-Based Equity Plan [Member] \| Phantom Share Units (PSUs) [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross											639,075
Second Employee Stock Option [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Exercise Price											$ 6.00
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross											496,546
Balzer Family Investments, L.P [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense							$ 36,720
Operating Leases Expiration Period							60 months
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Net							$ 6,732
Mr. Sereda [Member] \| Offer Letter [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Officers' Compensation	$ 250,000
Mr. Rizzone [Member] \| Employee Stock Option [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross											275,689
Common Stock [Member] \| Consulting Agreement [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Services						15,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Issued for Services						$ 147,900
IR Consulting Warrant [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Warrants Issued To Purchase Common Stock, Shares													36,000
Investment Warrants, Exercise Price													$ 7.80
Warrants Exercise Price, Representing IPO Price Percentage													130.00%
Warrants Vesting, Each Month Of Service													3,000
Warrants Vesting Thereafter, Each Month Of Service													3,000
Warrant Vested During Period, Shares									36,000
Stock based compensation expense								$ 0		$ 39,410	$ 7,522	$ 198,983
IR Incentive Warrant [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Warrants Issued To Purchase Common Stock, Shares						15,000
Investment Warrants, Exercise Price						$ 7.80
Terms Of Incentive Warrant Market Maker						$ 250,000
IR Consulting And Incentive Warrant [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Warrants Term											4 years