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Employee Stock Benefit Plans (Details 2) (Options to purchase common stock, USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Options to purchase common stock
   
Number of Shares    
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares) 19,957us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= irwd_EmployeeAndNonemployeeStockOptionMember
 
Granted (in shares) 2,542us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= irwd_EmployeeAndNonemployeeStockOptionMember
 
Exercised (in shares) (1,240)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= irwd_EmployeeAndNonemployeeStockOptionMember
 
Cancelled (in shares) (169)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= irwd_EmployeeAndNonemployeeStockOptionMember
 
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares) 21,090us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= irwd_EmployeeAndNonemployeeStockOptionMember
 
Weighted-Average Exercise Price    
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share) $ 10.07us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= irwd_EmployeeAndNonemployeeStockOptionMember
 
Granted (in dollars per share) $ 15.61us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= irwd_EmployeeAndNonemployeeStockOptionMember
 
Exercised (in dollars per share) $ 5.95us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= irwd_EmployeeAndNonemployeeStockOptionMember
 
Cancelled (in dollars per share) $ 13.01us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= irwd_EmployeeAndNonemployeeStockOptionMember
 
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share) $ 10.96us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= irwd_EmployeeAndNonemployeeStockOptionMember
 
Weighted-average assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the stock options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model    
Expected volatility (as a percent) 46.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= irwd_EmployeeAndNonemployeeStockOptionMember
46.60%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= irwd_EmployeeAndNonemployeeStockOptionMember
Expected term 6 years 6 years 1 month 6 days
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent) 1.70%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= irwd_EmployeeAndNonemployeeStockOptionMember
1.80%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= irwd_EmployeeAndNonemployeeStockOptionMember