Cover Page - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Feb. 16, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2023
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-33277
Entity Registrant Name	MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	04-3508648
Entity Address, Address Line One	Four Tower Bridge
Entity Address, Address Line Two	200 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 200
Entity Address, City or Town	West Conshohocken
Entity Address, State or Province	PA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	19428
City Area Code	267
Local Phone Number	824-2827
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.0001 Par Value Per Share
Trading Symbol	MDGL
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag]	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 3,158,123,661
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		19,897,425
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Certain information required by Part III, Items 10-14 of this Form 10-K is incorporated by reference to the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K, provided that if such Proxy Statement is not filed within such period, such information will be included in an amendment to this Form 10-K to be filed within such 120-day period.
Auditor Firm ID	238
Auditor Name	PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Auditor Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Entity Central Index Key	0001157601
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2023
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY