Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 07, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	FLAMEL TECHNOLOGIES SA
Entity Central Index Key	0001012477
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	FLML
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		40,234,506
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 845,720,744