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Fair Value of Financial Assets, and Liabilities, Allocated into Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Measured on Recurring Basis (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Financial Assets:    
Total financial assets $ 442,509us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure $ 371,131us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1    
Financial Assets:    
Total financial assets 55,862us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
24,915us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2    
Financial Assets:    
Total financial assets 386,647us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
346,216us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Money market funds    
Financial Assets:    
Total financial assets 55,862us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MoneyMarketFundsMember
24,915us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MoneyMarketFundsMember
Money market funds | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1    
Financial Assets:    
Total financial assets 55,862us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MoneyMarketFundsMember
24,915us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MoneyMarketFundsMember
Corporate notes and commercial paper    
Financial Assets:    
Total financial assets 254,939us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= ptla_CommercialPaperAndCorporateSecuritiesMember
226,047us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= ptla_CommercialPaperAndCorporateSecuritiesMember
Corporate notes and commercial paper | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2    
Financial Assets:    
Total financial assets 254,939us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= ptla_CommercialPaperAndCorporateSecuritiesMember
226,047us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= ptla_CommercialPaperAndCorporateSecuritiesMember
U.S. government agency securities    
Financial Assets:    
Total financial assets 131,708us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentAgenciesDebtSecuritiesMember
120,169us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentAgenciesDebtSecuritiesMember
U.S. government agency securities | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2    
Financial Assets:    
Total financial assets $ 131,708us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentAgenciesDebtSecuritiesMember
$ 120,169us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
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/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentAgenciesDebtSecuritiesMember