| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2312301 - Disclosure - Stock Purchase Warrants (Tables) (http://www.aeriepharma.com/role/StockPurchaseWarrantsTables) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001337553 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Equity [Abstract] | Period [Axis] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule of Warrants Outstanding | As of December 31, 2016, the following equity classified warrants were outstanding:
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||