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Property and Equipment - Summarized Category of Fixed Assets (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant & equipment, gross $ 5,575us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross $ 4,762us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less Accumulated Depreciations (1,685)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (1,739)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Total property, plant & equipment, net 3,890us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 3,023us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Machinery and Equipment [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant & equipment, gross 1,354us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
272us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
Computer Equipment and Software [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant & equipment, gross 344us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerEquipmentMember
227us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerEquipmentMember
Office Furniture and Equipment [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant & equipment, gross 110us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_OfficeEquipmentMember
110us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_OfficeEquipmentMember
Leasehold Improvements [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant & equipment, gross 9us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember
9us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember
Idle Equipment [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant & equipment, gross $ 3,758us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= bdsi_IdleEquipmentMember
$ 4,144us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= bdsi_IdleEquipmentMember