Energous Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Liquidity and Management Plans (Details Textual)

Liquidity and Management Plans (Details Textual) - USD ($)					1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2014	Apr. 02, 2014	Apr. 02, 2014	Mar. 07, 2014	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 17, 2015	Apr. 24, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Mar. 27, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Liquidity And Management Plans [Line Items]
Engineering product development																		$ 2,500,000
Net income (numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share)										$ (8,884,180)	$ (5,605,661)	$ (6,146,582)	$ (6,925,279)	$ (9,024,010)	$ (5,847,998)	$ 278,621	$ (31,009,723)	(27,561,702)	$ (45,603,110)	$ (5,521,081)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value, Total										$ 29,872,564				$ 31,494,592				29,872,564	31,494,592	1,953,780	$ 994
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues					3,000,005
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock																		$ 0	$ 0	200,681
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued			1,833,336																1,833,336
Stock Issued During Period Shares Upon Conversion Of Debt Instrument Interest																		96,792
Proceeds from Other Equity	$ 900,000																	$ 0	$ 900,000	0
Payments for Commissions	$ 100,000							$ 100,000
Proceeds From Shelf Registration Debt Or Equity Securities							$ 75,000,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations, Total																		(20,005,734)	(15,606,423)	(3,430,978)
Consummation of Offering Under Shelf Registration [Member]
Liquidity And Management Plans [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues						3,000,005
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock					$ 19,048,456	$ 19,333,032
Proceeds From Shelf Registration Debt Or Equity Securities							$ 75,000,000
Common Stock [Member]
Liquidity And Management Plans [Line Items]
Net income (numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share)																		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues																			4,600,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock																			$ 21,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Services	210,527			210,527														15,000	210,527
Proceeds from Other Equity	$ 700,000								$ 300,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Other																		128,480
IPO [Member]
Liquidity And Management Plans [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues		4,600,000						4,600,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock								$ 24,800,000
Secondary Offering [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Liquidity And Management Plans [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Other																			3,285,714