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Nature of Business (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
product
Drug
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Number of generic drugs 10mdco_NumberOfGenericDrugs
Number of generic products sold 3mdco_NumberOfGenericProductsSold