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Collaborative Arrangements and Licensing Agreements, Traditional Pharmaceutical Alliances and Licensing - Biogen Idec (Neurology) (Details) (Biogen Idec [Member], Agreement Entered into in December 2012 [Member], Neurology [Member], USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2015
Dec. 31, 2012
Program
Mar. 31, 2015
Collaborative Arrangement and Licensing Agreement [Abstract]      
Number of programs under which drugs are to be developed and commercialized   3isis_CollaborativeArrangementNumberOfProgramsUnderWhichDrugsAreToBeDevelopedAndCommercialized  
Upfront fee recorded as deferred revenue   $ 30us-gaap_DeferredRevenueAdditions  
Milestone payment earned 10us-gaap_RevenueRecognitionMilestoneMethodRevenueRecognized    
Cumulative payments received     40.0isis_CumulativePaymentsReceived
Maximum [Member]
     
Collaborative Arrangement and Licensing Agreement [Abstract]      
Next prospective milestone     14.0isis_ProspectiveMilestonePayment
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= us-gaap_MaximumMember
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= isis_CollaborativeArrangementDecember2012Member
License Fee and Substantive Milestones [Member]
     
Collaborative Arrangement and Licensing Agreement [Abstract]      
Maximum amount of payments receivable     259.0isis_MaximumAmountOfPaymentsReceivable
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= isis_BiogenIdecMember
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= isis_CollaborativeArrangementDecember2012Member
Development Milestones [Member]
     
Collaborative Arrangement and Licensing Agreement [Abstract]      
Maximum amount of payments receivable     59.0isis_MaximumAmountOfPaymentsReceivable
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= isis_DevelopmentMilestonesMember
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= isis_BiogenIdecMember
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= isis_NeurologyMember
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= isis_CollaborativeArrangementDecember2012Member
Regulatory Milestones [Member]
     
Collaborative Arrangement and Licensing Agreement [Abstract]      
Maximum amount of payments receivable     $ 130.0isis_MaximumAmountOfPaymentsReceivable
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= isis_BiogenIdecMember
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= isis_CollaborativeArrangementDecember2012Member