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Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Computation of Diluted EPS (Detail)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Ownership cap in shares of common stock 9.985%aeri_DebtInstrumentConvertibleDebtOwnershipCapforHolder  
Convertible notes    
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Potential common stock equivalents excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share 5,040,323us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
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Ownership cap in shares of common stock 9.985%aeri_DebtInstrumentConvertibleDebtOwnershipCapforHolder
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Outstanding stock options    
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Potential common stock equivalents excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share 4,548,860us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
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4,177,660us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
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Stock purchase warrants    
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Potential common stock equivalents excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share 309,506us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
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309,506us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
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Unvested restricted common stock awards    
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Potential common stock equivalents excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share 156,143us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
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210,317us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
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