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Share-Based Payments (Details 6) (Cash settled performance units)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Cash settled performance units
 
Cash settled performance shares  
Beginning Balance, Unvested, Shares 514,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= biib_CashSettledPerformanceSharesMember
Shares, Granted 177,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= biib_CashSettledPerformanceSharesMember
[1]
Shares, Vested (316,000,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= biib_CashSettledPerformanceSharesMember
Shares, Forfeited (40,000,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= biib_CashSettledPerformanceSharesMember
Ending Balance, Unvested, Shares 335,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= biib_CashSettledPerformanceSharesMember
[1] CSPUs granted in 2014 include approximately 106,000 CSPUs issued in 2014 based upon the attainment of performance criteria set for 2013 in relation to awards granted in 2013. The remainder of the CSPUs granted in 2014 include awards granted in conjunction with our annual awards made in February 2014 and CSPUs 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.