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Note Payable - Additional Information (Detail)

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Note Payable - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Apr. 19, 2013
Note Payable [Line Items]          
Notes Payable, Total $ 944,707us-gaap_NotesPayable   $ 944,707us-gaap_NotesPayable    
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Warrant Issued 55,293us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalWarrantIssued   55,293us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalWarrantIssued    
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights         $ 0.75us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
Interest Expense, Debt 2,764us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt 2,764us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt 11,059us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt    
Debt instrument, unamortized discount 958,530us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount   955,766us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount    
Warrant          
Note Payable [Line Items]          
Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate 2.64%us-gaap_FairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
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  2.64%us-gaap_FairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
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Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate 0.00%us-gaap_FairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
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  0.00%us-gaap_FairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
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Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term 10 years   10 years    
Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate 114.00%us-gaap_FairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
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  114.00%us-gaap_FairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
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Massachusetts Life Sciences Center          
Note Payable [Line Items]          
Subordinated Debt       $ 1,000,000us-gaap_SubordinatedDebt
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Debt Instrument, Payment Terms       The loan bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, and will become fully due and payable on the earlier of (i) September 30, 2018, (ii) the occurrence of an event of default under the MLSC Loan Agreement, or (iii) the completion of a sale of substantially all of our assets, a change-of-control transaction or one or more financing transactions in which we receive net proceeds of $5,000,000 or more in a 12-month period.  
Warrants Issued To Purchase Of Common Stock       145,985arth_WarrantsIssuedToPurchaseOfCommonStock
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Class Of Warrant Or Right Expiration Date       Sep. 30, 2023  
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights       $ 0.27us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
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