Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	May 02, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	We are filing this Amendment to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Amended Report”), which was originally filed on Form 10-Q on May 4, 2016 (the “Original Report” or “Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q”), to reflect a restatement of our consolidated financial statements.
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	JNP
Entity Registrant Name	JUNIPER PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000821995
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		10,802,819