Molecular Templates, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) - Outstanding Warrants Valuation Assumption (Detail)

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Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) - Outstanding Warrants Valuation Assumption (Detail) - $ / shares		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 18, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2015
March 2011 Warrants
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Risk-free interest rate		0.16%	0.67%
Expected life (in years)		2 months 16 days	1 year 2 months 16 days
Dividend yield		0.00%	0.00%
Volatility		179.00%	49.00%
Stock price		$ 0.48	$ 3.18
February 2015 Warrants
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Risk-free interest rate	1.52%	1.76%
Expected life (in years)	5 years	4 years 1 month 21 days
Dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%
Volatility	50.00%	112.00%
Stock price		$ 0.48		$ 4.26

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Expected dividends to be paid to holders of the underlying shares or financial instruments (expressed as a percentage of the share or instrument's price).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (e)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19207-110258

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