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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual)

Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) - USD ($)					1 Months Ended										3 Months Ended								6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 13, 2015	Jul. 09, 2015	Sep. 10, 2014	Dec. 12, 2013	Dec. 31, 2016	May 27, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 18, 2015	Aug. 25, 2015	Jun. 25, 2015	May 21, 2015	Mar. 23, 2015	Feb. 26, 2015	Mar. 27, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Investor Relations Agreement, Initiation Date																								Jan. 13, 2014
Warrants Issued To Purchase Common Stock, Shares													15,000
Stock based compensation expense																								$ 9,508,175	$ 5,951,414	$ 2,547,978
Cash Compensation For Services Received Per Month 1																								8,000
Sub Lease Expiration Date		Sep. 30, 2017							Jun. 30, 2019				Jun. 30, 2019
Payments for Tenant Improvements																										100,000
Payments for Rent																										400,000
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Net									$ 4,314
General and Administrative Expense, Total																								11,248,435	8,030,995	5,059,703
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Sublease Rentals		$ 6,376											$ 6,109
Performance Based Equity Plan, Market Capitalization Minimum Amount																								100,000,000
Performance Based Equity Plan Market Capitalization Maximum Amount											$ 1,100,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Issued for Services																								0	147,900	900,000
Revenues															$ 129,786	$ 1,003,973	$ 181,818	$ 136,364	$ 0	$ 2,075,000	$ 225,000	$ 200,000		$ 1,451,941	2,500,000	$ 0
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																								1,110,156
General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Amortization Of Prepaid Service Paid In Stocks																									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
Hardware And Software Configuration Payments Period Increase								$ 198,105
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
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]
Payments for Fees						$ 60,000
Revenues																								$ 391,041
Revenue Recognition, Milestone Method, Revenue Recognized					$ 22,500											$ 30,000	$ 30,000						$ 60,000	$ 1,000,000	$ 2,000,000
Licenses Revenue							$ 500,000
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%													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													$ 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
Term Leases [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments for Tenant Improvements			$ 100,000
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
Number Of Shares Issued To Landlord As Prepaid Rent And Tenant Improvements			41,563
Mr. Sereda [Member] \| Offer Letter [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Officers' Compensation	$ 250,000
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Cash Awards Granted, Percentage	75.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	120,000
Mr. Rizzone [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Employment Agreement Percentage of Base Salary																								100.00%
Officers' Compensation																								$ 365,000
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
Common Stock [Member] \| Balzer Family Investments, L.P [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments for Rent			$ 400,000
Shares Issued To Landlord As Prepaid Rent And Tenant Improvements Value			$ 500,000
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	34,800
Stock based compensation expense																								$ 0	$ 7,522	$ 263,972
IR Incentive Warrant [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Warrants Issued To Purchase Common Stock, Shares													15,000
Investment Warrants, Exercise Price													$ 7.80
Warrant Vested During Period, Shares																										15,000
Stock based compensation expense													$ 78,309
Terms Of Incentive Warrant Market Maker													$ 250,000
General and Administrative Expense, Total																										$ 92,000
IR Consulting And Incentive Warrant [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Warrants Term																								4 years