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Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Feb. 02, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Feb. 01, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Gain on remeasurement of equity investment $ 22,741,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain $ 0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain      
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed          
Goodwill 314,070,000us-gaap_Goodwill     286,532,000us-gaap_Goodwill  
Annovation [Member]          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Payments to acquire businesses     28,397,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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Ownership interest         35.80%us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireePercentage
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= mdco_AnnovationMember
Fair value of interest     25,886,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeFairValue1
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Gain on remeasurement of equity investment     22,700,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeRemeasurementGain
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= mdco_AnnovationMember
   
Total cash consideration and fair value of existing equity interest     54,283,000mdco_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationAssetFairValue
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= mdco_AnnovationMember
   
Estimated fair value of contingent cash payment     18,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
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= mdco_AnnovationMember
   
Total preliminary estimated purchase price     72,283,000mdco_BusinessCombinationPreliminaryEstimatedPurchasePrice
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= mdco_AnnovationMember
   
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed          
Cash and cash equivalents     1,482,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCashAndEquivalents
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= mdco_AnnovationMember
   
Other current assets     692,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsOther
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= mdco_AnnovationMember
   
IPR&D     65,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
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= mdco_AnnovationMember
   
Goodwill     24,530,000us-gaap_Goodwill
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= mdco_AnnovationMember
   
Total assets     91,704,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
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= mdco_AnnovationMember
   
Accrued expenses     398,000mdco_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesAccruedExpense
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Contingent purchase price     18,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedContingentLiability
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= mdco_AnnovationMember
   
Deferred tax liability     19,023,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedDeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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= mdco_AnnovationMember
   
Total liabilities     37,421,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
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= mdco_AnnovationMember
   
Total cash price paid upon acquisition and fair value of existing equity interest     54,283,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
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Commercial Milestones [Member] | Annovation [Member]          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Additional Milestone Payment     $ 26,300,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh
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