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Acquisitions - Summary of Purchase Consideration (Detail) (USD $)
6 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Apr. 30, 2015
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]        
Cash payment for acquisition $ 7,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAssetsInvestingActivities      
Novartis        
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]        
Cash payment for acquisition   10,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAssetsInvestingActivities
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7,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAssetsInvestingActivities
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Value of Shares Issued to Novartis during the three months ended March 31, 2015   25,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions
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Total purchase consideration   35,000,000arwr_AssetAcquisitionConsiderationTransferred
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Novartis | Subsequent Event        
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]        
Cash payment for acquisition       $ 3,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAssetsInvestingActivities
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