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Share-Based Payments (Details 4) (Market stock units, USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Market stock units
   
Market stock units activity    
Beginning Balance, Unvested, Shares 550,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= biib_MarketStockUnitsMember
 
Beginning Balance, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value $ 128.04us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= biib_MarketStockUnitsMember
 
Shares, Granted 246,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= biib_MarketStockUnitsMember
[1]  
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Granted $ 395.22us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= biib_MarketStockUnitsMember
[1] $ 193.45us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= biib_MarketStockUnitsMember
Shares, Vested (363,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= biib_MarketStockUnitsMember
 
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Vested $ 107.89us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= biib_MarketStockUnitsMember
 
Shares, Forfeited (30,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= biib_MarketStockUnitsMember
 
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Forfeited $ 192.85us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= biib_MarketStockUnitsMember
 
Ending Balance, Unvested, Shares 403,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= biib_MarketStockUnitsMember
550,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= biib_MarketStockUnitsMember
Ending Balance, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value $ 219.29us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= biib_MarketStockUnitsMember
$ 128.04us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= biib_MarketStockUnitsMember
[1] MSUs granted in 2014 include approximately 22,000, 27,000, 37,000 and 33,000 MSUs issued in 2014 based upon the attainment of performance criteria set for 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, in relation to awards granted in those years. The remainder of MSUs granted during 2014 include awards granted in conjunction with our annual awards made in February 2014 and MSUs granted in conjunction with the hiring of employees. These grants reflect the target number of shares eligible to be earned at the time of grant.