Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 28, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	APRI
Entity Registrant Name	APRICUS BIOSCIENCES, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001017491
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)	47,100,000	66,350,887