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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Leases - Additional Information (Detail)

v3.22.1

Leases - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended
Leases - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	Dec. 10, 2021 ft²	Feb. 04, 2020 ft²	Jan. 22, 2020 ft²	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) ft²	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Rent expense \| $				$ 200	$ 200
Operating lease, options to renew term				1 year
Operating lease, right-of-use asset \| $				$ 2,058		$ 1,717
Operating lease, liability \| $				$ 2,194
Corona Lease [Member]
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Lease term			5 years
Lease Expiration Date	Jun. 30, 2025			Jun. 30, 2025
Lease Commencement Date	Feb. 01, 2022		Jul. 01, 2020
Lease facility area \| ft²	15,000
Foothill Ranch [Member]
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Lease Expiration Date				Dec. 31, 2025
Foothill Ranch [Member] \| Corona Lease [Member]
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Lease facility area \| ft²			11,000	11,000
Lake Forest [Member]
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Lease term		66 months
Lease Commencement Date		Jul. 01, 2020
Lease facility area \| ft²		11,000
Maximum
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Lease term				5 years
Lease initial term of contract				1 year

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Term of lessee's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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-Publisher FASB
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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease.

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Cash payments to lessor's for use of assets under operating leases.

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