Molecular Templates, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Stockholders' Equity - Outstanding Warrants Valuation Assumption (Detail)

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Stockholders' Equity - Outstanding Warrants Valuation Assumption (Detail) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
February 2015 Warrants
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Risk-free interest rate	1.21%	1.76%
Expected life (in years)	3 years 10 months 21 days	4 years 1 month 21 days
Dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%
Volatility	110.00%	112.00%
Stock price	$ 0.46	$ 0.48
March 2011 Warrants
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Risk-free interest rate		0.16%
Expected life (in years)		2 months 16 days
Dividend yield		0.00%
Volatility		179.00%
Stock price		$ 0.48

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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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