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

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Fair Value Measurements - Avenue's Contingently Issuable Warrants with option pricing model (Detail)

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Fair Value Measurements - Avenue's Contingently Issuable Warrants with option pricing model (Detail)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Avenue [Member]
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Risk-free interest rate	1.60%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%
Expected term in years	9 years 1 month 2 days
Expected volatility	83.00%
Probability of issuance of the warrant	50.00%
Mustang [Member]
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Risk-free interest rate	1.60%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%
Expected term in years	9 years 9 months 4 days
Expected volatility	76.70%
Probability of issuance of the warrant	100.00%

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