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Collaboration Agreements - Development and Commercialization Cost-Sharing Payments (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Development cost-sharing payments [Member]      
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]      
Development cost-sharing payments $ 63,479mdvn_DevelopmentCostSharingPaymentsIncomeExpense
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= mdvn_DevelopmentCostSharingPaymentsMember
$ 46,594mdvn_DevelopmentCostSharingPaymentsIncomeExpense
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= mdvn_DevelopmentCostSharingPaymentsMember
$ 49,213mdvn_DevelopmentCostSharingPaymentsIncomeExpense
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= mdvn_DevelopmentCostSharingPaymentsMember
Development cost-sharing payments [Member] | Astellas Pharma Inc. [Member]      
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]      
Development cost-sharing payments 63,479mdvn_DevelopmentCostSharingPaymentsIncomeExpense
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= mdvn_DevelopmentCostSharingPaymentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mdvn_AstellasPharmaIncMember
46,594mdvn_DevelopmentCostSharingPaymentsIncomeExpense
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= mdvn_DevelopmentCostSharingPaymentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mdvn_AstellasPharmaIncMember
47,473mdvn_DevelopmentCostSharingPaymentsIncomeExpense
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= mdvn_DevelopmentCostSharingPaymentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mdvn_AstellasPharmaIncMember
Development cost-sharing payments [Member] | Pfizer [Member]      
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]      
Development cost-sharing payments     1,740mdvn_DevelopmentCostSharingPaymentsIncomeExpense
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= mdvn_DevelopmentCostSharingPaymentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mdvn_PfizerIncMember
Commercial cost sharing-payments [Member]      
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]      
Commercialization cost-sharing payments (36,094)mdvn_CommercializationCostSharingPaymentsIncomeExpense
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= mdvn_CommercialCostSharingPaymentsMember
(11,973)mdvn_CommercializationCostSharingPaymentsIncomeExpense
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= mdvn_CommercialCostSharingPaymentsMember
(3,428)mdvn_CommercializationCostSharingPaymentsIncomeExpense
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= mdvn_CommercialCostSharingPaymentsMember
Commercial cost sharing-payments [Member] | Astellas Pharma Inc. [Member]      
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]      
Commercialization cost-sharing payments (36,094)mdvn_CommercializationCostSharingPaymentsIncomeExpense
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= mdvn_CommercialCostSharingPaymentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mdvn_AstellasPharmaIncMember
(11,973)mdvn_CommercializationCostSharingPaymentsIncomeExpense
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= mdvn_CommercialCostSharingPaymentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mdvn_AstellasPharmaIncMember
(3,437)mdvn_CommercializationCostSharingPaymentsIncomeExpense
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= mdvn_CommercialCostSharingPaymentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mdvn_AstellasPharmaIncMember
Commercial cost sharing-payments [Member] | Pfizer [Member]      
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]      
Commercialization cost-sharing payments     $ 9mdvn_CommercializationCostSharingPaymentsIncomeExpense
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= mdvn_CommercialCostSharingPaymentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mdvn_PfizerIncMember