Label	Element	Value
Cumulative Effect Of Foreign Currency Adjustment Due To New Accounting Adoption	sppi_CumulativeEffectOfForeignCurrencyAdjustmentDueToNewAccountingAdoption	$ 342,000
Retained Earnings [Member]
Cumulative Effect Of Foreign Currency Adjustment Due To New Accounting Adoption	sppi_CumulativeEffectOfForeignCurrencyAdjustmentDueToNewAccountingAdoption	342,000
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member]
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption	us-gaap_CumulativeEffectOfNewAccountingPrincipleInPeriodOfAdoption	4,678,000
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member] | Retained Earnings [Member]
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption	us-gaap_CumulativeEffectOfNewAccountingPrincipleInPeriodOfAdoption	$ 4,678,000