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Subsequent Events Recothrom (Details) (USD $)
1 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2015
Feb. 28, 2013
Subsequent Event [Member]    
Subsequent Event [Line Items]    
Payment to acquire business $ 6,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
 
BMS [Member]    
Subsequent Event [Line Items]    
Collaboration fee   105,000,000mdco_MasterTransactionAgreementCollaborationFee
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mdco_BristolMyersSquibbMember
Option fee   10,000,000mdco_MasterTransactionAgreementOptionFee
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mdco_BristolMyersSquibbMember
Collaboration term   2 years
BMS [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]    
Subsequent Event [Line Items]    
Payment to acquire business 127,700,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mdco_BristolMyersSquibbMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
 
Inventory 39,300,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedInventory
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mdco_BristolMyersSquibbMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
 
Maximum payment to acquire business $ 4,900,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mdco_BristolMyersSquibbMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
 
Collaboration term 2 years