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| Network | 100250 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) (http://www.acadia-pharm.com/20161231/taxonomy/role/DisclosureCommitmentsAndContingenciesTables) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001070494 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
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Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Estimated Annual Future Minimum Payments under Operating Leases and other Long-term Contractual Obligations | Estimated annual future minimum payments related to the Company’s operating leases and other long-term contractual obligations were as follows at December 31, 2016 (in thousands):
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