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NON-RECURRING CHARGES (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2014
Non-Recurring Charges        
Nonrecurring Expense $ 0vvus_NonrecurringExpense $ 2,054,000vvus_NonrecurringExpense    
Employee severance and related costs   1,700,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1    
Share-based compensation   300,000vvus_ShareBasedCompensationExpenseNonrecurringCharges    
Activity for the Company's cost reduction plan obligations        
Balance of accrued costs at the end of the period 3,852,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve      
Payments (948,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring      
Balance of accrued costs at the end of the period 2,904,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve      
Additional disclosures        
Accrued severance and facilities-related costs, Current 2,460,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserveCurrent     3,284,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserveCurrent
Accrued severance and facilities-related costs, Non-current 400,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserveNoncurrent      
Restructuring accrual anticipated to be paid out        
2015 (remaining nine months) 2,434,000vvus_RestructuringReserveFutureMinimumPaymentsRemainderOfFiscalYear      
2016 102,000vvus_RestructuringReserveFutureMinimumPaymentsInTwoYears      
2017 341,000vvus_RestructuringReserveFutureMinimumPaymentsInThreeYears      
2018 11,000vvus_RestructuringReserveFutureMinimumPaymentsInFourYears      
2019 16,000vvus_RestructuringReserveFutureMinimumPaymentsInFiveYears      
Total 2,904,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve      
Employee severance costs        
Non-Recurring Charges        
Number of employees reduced     20us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfPositionsEliminated
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
 
Number of employees reduced (as a percent)     17.00%vvus_RestructuringAndRelatedCostActualNumberOfPositionsEliminatedPercentageOfTotalWorkforceLessSalesWorkforce
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
 
Activity for the Company's cost reduction plan obligations        
Balance of accrued costs at the end of the period 3,280,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
     
Payments (923,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
     
Balance of accrued costs at the end of the period 2,357,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
     
Restructuring accrual anticipated to be paid out        
Total 2,357,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
     
Facilities-related costs        
Activity for the Company's cost reduction plan obligations        
Balance of accrued costs at the end of the period 572,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_ContractTerminationMember
     
Payments (25,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_ContractTerminationMember
     
Balance of accrued costs at the end of the period 547,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_ContractTerminationMember
     
Restructuring accrual anticipated to be paid out        
Total $ 547,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_ContractTerminationMember