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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Other Commitments [Line Items]    
Payments to extend license agreement $ 50,000vktx_PaymentForOptionToExtendLicenseAgreement  
Amount payable to licensor to exercise option   1,000,000vktx_AmountPayableToLicensorToExerciseOption
Alternative Payment Method [Member]    
Other Commitments [Line Items]    
Amount payable to licensor to exercise option   500,000vktx_AmountPayableToLicensorToExerciseOption
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= vktx_AlternativePaymentMethodMember
Percentage of payments to licensor on gross proceeds received by company   10.00%vktx_PercentageOfPaymentsToLicensorOnGrossProceedsReceivedByCompany
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= vktx_AlternativePaymentMethodMember
Minimum [Member] | Alternative Payment Method [Member]    
Other Commitments [Line Items]    
Amount payable to licensor to exercise option   1,000,000vktx_AmountPayableToLicensorToExerciseOption
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= vktx_AlternativePaymentMethodMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
Maximum [Member] | Alternative Payment Method [Member]    
Other Commitments [Line Items]    
Amount payable to licensor to exercise option   $ 1,500,000vktx_AmountPayableToLicensorToExerciseOption
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= vktx_AlternativePaymentMethodMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember