| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 100300 - Disclosure - Accrued Liabilities (Tables) (http://dermira.com/20161231/taxonomy/role/DisclosureAccruedLiabilitiesTables) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001557883 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Payables And Accruals [Abstract] | Period [Axis] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Payables And Accruals [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities | Accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||