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Subsequent Events -Narrative (Details)

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Subsequent Events -Narrative (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
day
May 11, 2015
payment
Mar. 31, 2014
May 31, 2015
Oxford Finance, LLC        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Debt face amount     $ 30,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= navb_OxfordFinanceLLCMember
 
Debt instrument, interest rate     8.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= navb_OxfordFinanceLLCMember
 
Platinum Credit Facility | Line of Credit        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Stock Price, Consecutive Trading Days 10us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleThresholdTradingDays
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= navb_PlatinumCreditFacilityMember
     
Subsequent Event | Capital Royalty Group        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Debt face amount   50,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= navb_CapitalRoyaltyGroupMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
   
Debt instrument, interest rate   14.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= navb_CapitalRoyaltyGroupMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
   
Number of payments   24navb_DebtInstrumentNumberOfPayments
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= navb_CapitalRoyaltyGroupMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
   
End-of-term fee amount   2,500,000navb_DebtInstrumentEndoftermFeeAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= navb_CapitalRoyaltyGroupMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
   
Subsequent Event | Oxford Finance, LLC        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
End-of-term fee amount   2,400,000navb_DebtInstrumentEndoftermFeeAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= navb_OxfordFinanceLLCMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
   
Repayments of long-term debt   31,600,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= navb_OxfordFinanceLLCMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
   
Early redemption fee amount   300,000navb_DebtInstrumentEarlyRedemptionFeeAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= navb_OxfordFinanceLLCMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
   
Subsequent Event | Platinum Credit Facility | Line of Credit        
Subsequent Event [Line Items]        
Proceeds from lines of credit   1,500,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= navb_PlatinumCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
   
Unused borrowing capacity, Amount       $ 7,700,000us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= navb_PlatinumCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Share Price   $ 2.53us-gaap_SharePrice
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= navb_PlatinumCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember