STOCK BASED COMPENSATION (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
STOCK BASED COMPENSATION (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025	May 25, 2023	May 16, 2019
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Pricing model used in calculation of grant-date fair value	Black-Scholes	Black-Scholes
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%
Expected volatility	83.60%
Risk-free interest rate	4.14%
Expected option life	10 years	10 years
Unamortized value	$ 1,732,150
Aggregate intrinsic value of options and warrants outstanding	27,556,963
Aggregate intrinsic value of options and warrants exercisable	$ 23,740,665
Stock price	$ 7.03
Options exercised	1,367,936
Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised	$ 7,670,268
Proceeds from options exercised	$ 1,862,119
Options exercised via cashless settlement	200,000
Restricted stock awards [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unamortized value	$ 160,192	$ 384,927
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unamortized value	$ 7,999,929	$ 0
Minimum [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected volatility		78.70%
Risk-free interest rate		4.18%
Maximum [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected volatility		79.00%
Risk-free interest rate		4.40%
2007 Employee Stock Plan [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized under plan	10,000,000
Number of common shares available to be purchased through options issued and outstanding	0
2016 Plan [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized under plan	3,000,000
Number of common shares available to be purchased through options issued and outstanding	6,590,023
2016 Plan [Member] \| Restricted stock awards [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock granted	498,694
2016 Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock granted	1,616,380
2016 Plan [Member] \| Performance unit awards [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock issued	542,566
2016 Plan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized under plan			8,000,000	3,000,000
2016 Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized under plan			13,000,000	8,000,000
2025 Plan [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized under plan	6,000,000
Number of common shares available to be purchased through options issued and outstanding	601,244
Common stock remaining for grants	2,738,812
Exercisable period	10 years
2025 Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock granted, net of forfeiture	2,621,813

Lightwave Logic, Inc. 10-Q