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Property and Equipment - Summarized Category of Fixed Assets (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant & equipment, gross $ 5,718us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross $ 5,575us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less accumulated depreciations (1,770)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (1,685)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Total property, plant & equipment, net 3,948us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 3,890us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Idle Equipment [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant & equipment, gross 3,798us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= bdsi_IdleEquipmentMember
3,758us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= bdsi_IdleEquipmentMember
Machinery and Equipment [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant & equipment, gross 1,360us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
1,354us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
Computer Equipment and Software [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant & equipment, gross 348us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerEquipmentMember
344us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerEquipmentMember
Office Furniture and Equipment [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant & equipment, gross 178us-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 $ 34us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember
$ 9us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember