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100620 - Disclosure - Income Taxes - Reconciliation of the Statutory Tax Rates and the Effective Tax Rates (Details)
(http://www.achaogen.com/20161231/taxonomy/role/DisclosureIncomeTaxesReconciliationOfStatutoryTaxRatesAndEffectiveTaxRatesDetails)
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0001301501 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
 
 
 
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Abstract]
 
 
 
Statutory tax rate
34.00%  
34.00%  
34.00%  
State taxes, net of federal benefits
0.96%  
(3.62%) 
5.04%  
Stock-based compensation
(0.62%) 
(1.20%) 
(0.76%) 
Credits
1.46%  
3.30%  
3.21%  
Other
(0.10%) 
(0.54%) 
(1.74%) 
Valuation allowance
(26.22%) 
(31.94%) 
(39.75%) 
Warrant Valuation
(9.48%) 
0.00%  
0.00%  
Effective tax rate
0.00%  
 
0.00%  
 
0.00%