| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 100610 - Disclosure - Capital Structure - Schedule of Warrants Outstanding to Purchase Shares of Common Stock (Detail) (http://www.recropharma.com/20161231/taxonomy/role/DisclosureCapitalStructureScheduleOfWarrantsOutstandingToPurchaseSharesOfCommonStockDetail) |
| Table | Class Of Warrant Or Right [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001588972 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Class Of Warrant Or Right [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | |||
| Class of Warrant or Right | |||
| Warrants, Exercise Price $12.00, Expiring on March 2018 [Member] | Warrants, Exercise Price $19.46, Expiring on April 2022 [Member] | Warrants, Exercise Price $3.28, Expiring on April 2022 [Member] | |
Warrants outstanding to purchase shares, Number of Shares | 350,000 | 294,928 | |
Warrants outstanding to purchase shares, Exercise Price per Share | |||
Warrants outstanding to purchase shares, Expiration Date | |||