Achieve Life Sciences, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Collaboration Agreement - Additional Information (Detail)

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Collaboration Agreement - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	18 Months Ended
	Apr. 24, 2015	Aug. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Apr. 24, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	May 14, 2015
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Collaboration revenue recognized			$ 2,122		$ 5,062
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc. [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, upfront payment		$ 1,400
Royalty payment percentage		5.00%
Sale, license or other transaction payment percentage		50.00%
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc. [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Litigation settlement, success based payment		$ 5,000
Collaborative Arrangement [Member] \| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Proceeds from advance reimbursement research and development				$ 27,000
Hold-back amount and third-party expenses deducted from advanced reimbursement payment	$ 3,800			3,800
Hold-back amount deducted from advanced reimbursement payment	3,000			3,000
Third-party expenses deducted from advanced reimbursement payment				$ 800
Collaboration revenue recognized						$ 23,200
Collaborative Arrangement [Member] \| Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc. [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Proceeds from advance reimbursement research and development, net amount	$ 23,200
Hold-back amount, requested payment percentage							30.00%

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