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Stockholders' Equity - Additional information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2015 Executives	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Term of options granted period		10 years
Vesting period of shares		3 years
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation awards granted		$ 40,300,000
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation awards granted year		2018
Stock option exercisable		2,633,424
Warrants Outstanding		3,174,102		3,196,100
Securities excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share		9,400,000	10,700,000
Number of executive officers from whom swing profits were recovered	1bdsi_NumberOfExecutiveOfficers
Short swing profits recovered	6,000
Fair market value of RSUs granted		30,800,000
Vesting period of options		3 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Company Issued, RSUs		2,100,000
Warrant [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Weighted Average Exercise Price		$ 3.12
Directors and Employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Company Issued, RSUs		87,693
Fair market value of shares granted		$ 800,000