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Business Acquisition - Summary of Final Allocation of Purchase Consideration, Including Contingent Consideration Payable, Based on Fair Value (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Purchase consideration:    
Cash   $ 5,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
Assets:    
Goodwill 10,000us-gaap_Goodwill 10,000us-gaap_Goodwill
CureTech Ltd [Member]    
Purchase consideration:    
Cash 5,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mdvn_CureTechLtdMember
5,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mdvn_CureTechLtdMember
Acquisition-date fair value of contingent consideration 106,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mdvn_CureTechLtdMember
106,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mdvn_CureTechLtdMember
Total purchase consideration   111,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mdvn_CureTechLtdMember
Assets:    
Identifiable intangible assets- IPR&D 101,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mdvn_CureTechLtdMember
101,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mdvn_CureTechLtdMember
Net identifiable assets acquired 101,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mdvn_CureTechLtdMember
101,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mdvn_CureTechLtdMember
Goodwill 10,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mdvn_CureTechLtdMember
10,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mdvn_CureTechLtdMember
Net assets acquired $ 111,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mdvn_CureTechLtdMember
$ 111,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mdvn_CureTechLtdMember