BIOLASE, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)

Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2014 Surety Bond EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2015 Statutory Bond EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2015 Licensing Agreements United States	Mar. 31, 2015 Licensing Agreements Outside Of United States	Apr. 29, 2014 Settled Litigation USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Employee Arrangements and Other Compensation USD ($)
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Extended lease term		Apr. 30, 2020
Provisions for tenant improvement allowance, maximum		$ 398,000
Future minimum lease obligations, for the year ended December 31, 2015		483,000
Future minimum lease obligations, for the year ended December 31, 2016		694,000
Future minimum lease obligations, for the year ended December 31, 2017		652,000
Future minimum lease obligations, for the year ended December 31, 2018 and thereafter		1,500,000
Capital lease agreement term for information technology equipment	30 months
Future minimum lease payments under capital lease, net minimum lease payment for the year ended December 31, 2015		129,000
Future minimum lease payments under capital lease, net minimum lease payment for the year ended December 31, 2016		172,000
Future minimum lease payments under capital lease, net minimum lease payment for the year ended December 31, 2017		128,000
Future minimum lease payments borrowing rate		8.83%us-gaap_FairValueInputsDiscountRate
Present Value Of Net Minimum Lease Payments At Inception Of Lease		46,000
Capital Lease Obligations, Current		143,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
Capital lease obligation		240,000
Change in control, if occurs, may require severance benefits payable									994,000
Accrued for performance bonuses									409,000
Purchase commitments pending		18,200,000
Amount of injunction bond to be posted				500,000	146,000
Litigation Settlement Amount Receivable Non-Current		825,000
Receivable For Legal Settlements On First Anniversary		275,000
Receivable For Legal Settlements On Second Anniversary		275,000
Receivable For Legal Settlements On Third Anniversary		275,000
Litigation Settlement Amount Receivable Current		550,000
License period						3 years	5 years
Litigation Settlement Receivable		1,400,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount
Litigation Expense Recovered		731,000biol_LitigationExpenseRecovered	0biol_LitigationExpenseRecovered
Settlement Expense For Dismissal of Patent Infringement Lawsuit Recovered		68,000
Legal settlement at present value		1,200,000biol_LegalSettlementAtPresentValue
Deferred revenue								$ 379,000
Foregoing litigation settlement, description		As part of the settlement, Fotona agreed to pay the Company a total of $1.4 million, with $550,000 payable within 10 days of March 24, 2015 and the remaining, $825,000 payable in three increments of $275,000 each to be paid no later than the first, second and third anniversary of the effective date of the agreement.