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Balance Sheet Account Detail - Components of Inventories (Detail) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Inventory [Line Items]    
Raw materials $ 1,054,000us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterialsNetOfReserves $ 1,507,000us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterialsNetOfReserves
Work-in-process 5,018,000us-gaap_InventoryWorkInProcessNetOfReserves 3,979,000us-gaap_InventoryWorkInProcessNetOfReserves
Finished goods 3,007,000us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoodsNetOfReserves 3,714,000us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoodsNetOfReserves
Inventories 9,079,000us-gaap_InventoryNet 9,200,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
ZEVALIN [Member]    
Inventory [Line Items]    
Work-in-process 800,000us-gaap_InventoryWorkInProcessNetOfReserves
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= sppi_ZevalinMember
 
Contractual commitment $ 6,400,000us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= sppi_ZevalinMember