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Organization and Basis of Presentation - Narrative (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Oct. 24, 2014
May 16, 2014
Nov. 06, 2014
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]            
Proceeds from sale of business $ 89,624,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses $ 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses $ 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses      
Aggregate offering price of common stock           25,000,000zgnx_CommonStockValueAuthorized
Brabant Pharma Limited [Member]            
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]            
Escrow deposit       2,000,000us-gaap_EscrowDeposit
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= zgnx_BrabantPharmaLimitedMember
   
Cash paid in purchase       20,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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= zgnx_BrabantPharmaLimitedMember
   
Additional consideration to acquire businesses       8,718,000zgnx_BusinessCombinationsAdditionalConsiderationtoAcquireBusinesses
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= zgnx_BrabantPharmaLimitedMember
   
Issuance of common stock in conjunction with acquisition, shares       11,995,202us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesAcquisitions
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Aggregate amount of contingent liabilities       95,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredLiabilitiesIncurred
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Brabant Pharma Limited [Member] | Regulatory Milestones [Member]            
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]            
Aggregate amount of contingent liabilities       50,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredLiabilitiesIncurred
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Brabant Pharma Limited [Member] | Sales Milestones [Member]            
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]            
Aggregate amount of contingent liabilities       45,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredLiabilitiesIncurred
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= zgnx_BrabantPharmaLimitedMember
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Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]            
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]            
Debt instrument, outstanding         7,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Sumavel DosePro [Member]            
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]            
Proceeds from sale of business         85,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses
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Escrow deposit         8,500,000us-gaap_EscrowDeposit
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Revenue from finished goods inventory         4,624,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue
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Sumavel DosePro [Member] | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]            
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]            
Debt instrument, outstanding         7,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= zgnx_SumavelDoseproMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableOtherPayablesMember
 
Sumavel DosePro [Member] | Purchasing Entity [Member]            
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items]            
Contingent consideration, additional cash payments         $ 20,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh
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