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Related-Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of related-party revenue | 39.00% | 38.00%
Sanofi [Member] |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |
Ownership percentage of a related party in a customer of the company | 100.00% |

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- Definition Ownership percentage of a related party in a customer of the company + References No definition available. + Details
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Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition Percentage of related party revenue. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | scyx_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Details
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Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration