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Other License Agreements and Acquired Product Rights - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2012
Sep. 30, 2007
Jul. 31, 2009
Dec. 31, 2014
Oct. 07, 2010
Sep. 30, 2013
Other License Agreements And Acquired Product Rights [Line Items]            
Notes settlement amount $ 1,050,000bdsi_NotesFinalSettlementAmount          
Tolmar Notes [Member]            
Other License Agreements And Acquired Product Rights [Line Items]            
Notes Issued Outstanding Amount       2,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= bdsi_TolmarNotesMember
   
North American [Member]            
Other License Agreements And Acquired Product Rights [Line Items]            
Purchase price of rights and assets   7,000,000us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
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= bdsi_NorthAmericanMember
       
Cash paid as consideration   3,000,000bdsi_CashPaidAsConsideration
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= bdsi_NorthAmericanMember
       
Promissory note to be paid   4,000,000bdsi_PromissoryNoteAsPurchaseConsideration
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= bdsi_NorthAmericanMember
       
Cumulative net sales for determining payment of promissory note   30,000,000bdsi_NetSalesThresholdForPaymentOfPromissoryNote
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= bdsi_NorthAmericanMember
       
North America [Member]            
Other License Agreements And Acquired Product Rights [Line Items]            
Promissory note paid     2,000,000bdsi_PaymentForPromissoryNotes
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= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
     
Promissory Note Due Period       30 days    
Amount outstanding under the Tolmar note       2,000,000bdsi_AmountOutstandingUnderAgreement
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= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
   
North America [Member] | To be Paid Within 30 Days of Regulatory Approval of the First Product [Member]            
Other License Agreements And Acquired Product Rights [Line Items]            
Promissory note to be paid   2,000,000bdsi_PromissoryNoteAsPurchaseConsideration
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
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= bdsi_NoteDueWithinThirtyDaysOfRegulatoryApprovalOfFirstNonUsBemaProductMember
       
Kunwha License Agreement [Member]            
Other License Agreements And Acquired Product Rights [Line Items]            
Expiration date of the agreement       Jul. 23, 2027    
Upfront payment       300,000bdsi_UpfrontPaymentOfResearchAndDevelopmentExpenses
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= bdsi_KunwhaLicenseAgreementMember
   
Up-front payment net of tax       250,000bdsi_UpFrontPaymentNetOfTax
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= bdsi_KunwhaLicenseAgreementMember
   
Milestone payments       1,300,000bdsi_MilestonePayments
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= bdsi_KunwhaLicenseAgreementMember
   
Milestone payments net of tax       1,100,000bdsi_MilestonePaymentsNetOfTax
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= bdsi_KunwhaLicenseAgreementMember
   
TTY License and Supply Agreement [Member]            
Other License Agreements And Acquired Product Rights [Line Items]            
Upfront payment         300,000bdsi_UpfrontPaymentOfResearchAndDevelopmentExpenses
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= bdsi_TtyLicenseAndSupplyAgreementMember
 
Milestone payments         1,300,000bdsi_MilestonePayments
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= bdsi_TtyLicenseAndSupplyAgreementMember
 
Term of the agreement       15 years    
Milestone payment received           $ 300,000bdsi_MilestonePaymentReceived
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= bdsi_TtyLicenseAndSupplyAgreementMember