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Collaboration Agreement - Schedule of Collaboration Revenue Related to Upfront and Milestone Payments (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]    
Amortization of deferred upfront and development milestones $ 1,411us-gaap_RecognitionOfDeferredRevenue $ 4,233us-gaap_RecognitionOfDeferredRevenue
Total collaboration revenue attributable to upfront and milestone payments 1,411mdvn_CollaborationRevenueRelatedToUpFrontAndMilestonePayments 19,233mdvn_CollaborationRevenueRelatedToUpFrontAndMilestonePayments
Astellas Pharma Inc. [Member]    
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]    
Total collaboration revenue attributable to upfront and milestone payments 1,411mdvn_CollaborationRevenueRelatedToUpFrontAndMilestonePayments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mdvn_AstellasPharmaIncMember
19,233mdvn_CollaborationRevenueRelatedToUpFrontAndMilestonePayments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mdvn_AstellasPharmaIncMember
Astellas Pharma Inc. [Member] | Development milestones earned [Member]    
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]    
Milestones earned   15,000mdvn_CollaborationRevenueRelatedToSubstantiveMilestones
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= mdvn_DevelopmentMilestonesEarnedMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mdvn_AstellasPharmaIncMember
Astellas Pharma Inc. [Member] | Amortization of deferred upfront and development milestones [Member]    
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]    
Amortization of deferred upfront and development milestones $ 1,411us-gaap_RecognitionOfDeferredRevenue
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= mdvn_AmortizationOfDeferredUpfrontAndDevelopmentMilestonesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mdvn_AstellasPharmaIncMember
$ 4,233us-gaap_RecognitionOfDeferredRevenue
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= mdvn_AmortizationOfDeferredUpfrontAndDevelopmentMilestonesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= mdvn_AstellasPharmaIncMember