BIOLASE, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail)

Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended					12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended								1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended						12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jul. 26, 2013	Aug. 10, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012 Stock repurchase program	Dec. 31, 2011 Stock repurchase program	Jun. 30, 2011 June 2011 Securities Purchase Agreement	Jun. 06, 2013 Coo	May 07, 2012 Consultant	Apr. 26, 2013 Sun Dental Warrant	Apr. 18, 2013 2013 IR Warrant	Mar. 23, 2013 CMR Warrant	Nov. 08, 2012 2012 IR Warrant	Dec. 31, 2012 2010 IR Warrant	Dec. 31, 2011 2010 IR Warrant	Jul. 12, 2013 Valam First Tranche	Jul. 12, 2013 Valam Original Agreed Price	Jul. 12, 2013 Fda Clearance	Jul. 12, 2013 Second Ent Laser	Jul. 12, 2013 Third Ent Laser	Sep. 30, 2010 First Tranche 2010 IR Warrant	Sep. 30, 2010 Mar. 23, 2013 Maximum Second Tranche CMR Warrant Cancelled Dec 2013 2010 IR Warrant	Dec. 31, 2013 2002 Stock Incentive Plan	Feb. 28, 2014 Subsequent Event	Jan. 17, 2014 Subsequent Event	Dec. 31, 2013 Series B Junior Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock	Dec. 31, 2013 Preferred Stock Purchase Rights Under Stockholder Rights Plan	Dec. 31, 2013 Preferred Stock Purchase Rights Under Stockholder Rights Plan Initial	Feb. 10, 2014 February 2014 Subscription Agreement Subsequent Event	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum	Apr. 26, 2013 Maximum Sun Dental Warrant	Apr. 18, 2013 Maximum 2013 IR Warrant	Mar. 23, 2013 Maximum CMR Warrant	Nov. 08, 2012 Maximum 2012 IR Warrant	Mar. 23, 2013 Maximum First Tranche CMR Warrant	Mar. 23, 2013 Maximum Mar. 23, 2013 Maximum Second Tranche CMR Warrant Cancelled Dec 2013 CMR Warrant	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum Preferred Stock Purchase Rights Under Stockholder Rights Plan	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum Preferred Stock Purchase Rights Under Stockholder Rights Plan Initial	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum Preferred Stock Purchase Rights Under Stockholder Rights Plan Subsequent Event	Dec. 19, 2013 Oracle Group	Sep. 23, 2013 Oracle Group	Sep. 23, 2013 Northland Securities Inc
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized	1,000,000				1,000,000	1,000,000																										500,000				1,000,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0				0	0																														0
Single person ownership percentage that triggers preferred stock rights																																												15.00%	20.00%
Sale of assets or earning power that triggers preferred stock rights																																											50.00%
Exercise price of right, initially																																		30.00
Preferred stock purchase right expiration date																																	Dec. 31, 2018
Preferred stock purchase right redemption price per share prior to becoming exercisable																																	0.001
Common stock, shares issued	37,336,000				37,336,000	33,248,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	35,372,000				35,372,000	31,284,000
Common stock, shares authorized	50,000,000				50,000,000	50,000,000
Treasury stock, shares repurchased	1,964,000				1,964,000	1,964,000
Maximum stock offering price																															$ 12,500,000
Issuance of stock, net, shares													1,625,947																						1,945,525												340,000	2,688,172
Common stock issued, price per share													$ 5.55																						$ 2.57											$ 1.80		$ 1.86
Proceeds from equity offering, gross													9,000,000																						5,000,000											612,000		5,000,000
Proceeds from equity offering, net of expenses					5,201,000		17,223,000						8,400,000																						4,800,000											578,000		4,600,000
Cost associated with transaction													622,000																						208,000											34,000		408,000
Maximum stock offering price								5,000,000
Warrants issued to purchase common stock													812,974									165,000															500,000	60,000	100,000	50,000	50,000	50,000
Warrants price of warrants													6.50			5.90	5.10		2.50			4.00	6.00																		4.50	4.50
Vesting of Valam warrant																						30,000		55,000	40,000	40,000
ENT laser revenues required during a 12-month period																									5,000,000	10,000,000
Warrants and rights outstanding																						30,000
Stock-based compensation					1,609,000	1,600,000	1,528,000															41,000															1,000
Plan expiration date													Jun. 29, 2016			Apr. 24, 2014	Apr. 17, 2018	Mar. 22, 2018					Jul. 14, 2020
Sun Dental Warrant vesting rate per assisted sale																1,000
Minimum required closing price of common stock on the NASDAQ in order to exercise																	$ 7.50	$ 6.00	$ 7.00
Number of warrant vesting upon early termination																			25,000
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense					1,609,000	1,600,000	1,528,000												64,000
Stock based compensation, shares issued																			9,296
IR Warrants to purchase common stock granted																											50,000	50,000
IR warrants issued to purchase common stock																											$ 0.74	$ 0.74
Recognized expense related to the IR Warrants																				23,000	273,000
Common stock authorized for issuance under the 2002 Plan																													7,750,000
Common stock issued pursuant to options exercised																													2,841,000
Options outstanding	4,441,000				4,441,000	3,860,000	3,858,000			4,130,000																			4,441,000
Options available for future grant																													468,000
Stock options granted to COO														350,000
Grant price of stock options					$ 1.82	$ 1.39	$ 2.97							$ 4.00	$ 2.55
Stock options expiration date														Jun. 06, 2020
Stock options granted - Consultant															65,000
Vesting period of stock options granted - Consultant															5 years
Warrants issued for term													5 years
Total number of warrants repurchased													90,000
Value of warrants repurchased													99,900
Warrant repurchase price per share													$ 1.11
Warrant repurchase expense													$ 30,000
Special stock dividends declared	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%
Stock dividend policy adopted																														2.00%
Number of shares authorized to repurchase									2,000,000
Total number of shares purchased											133,365	100,500
Average price paid per share						$ 1.73	$ 2.68