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Convertible Notes Payable - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2012
Jul. 31, 2012
Feb. 28, 2010
Apr. 30, 2008
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Oct. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Term of convertible note payable       3 years        
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes payable     $ 5,000,000rgls_NetProceedsFromIssuanceOfConvertibleNotesPayable $ 5,000,000rgls_NetProceedsFromIssuanceOfConvertibleNotesPayable        
Convertible notes amendment date         2012-07      
Conversion of convertible notes, converted number of common stock 1,256,232us-gaap_DebtConversionConvertedInstrumentSharesIssued1              
Conversion price per shares $ 4.00us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1              
Loss on extinguishment of debt   (1,700,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt         (1,738,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt  
Convertible note payable, at fair value, noncurrent           11,279,000us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtFairValueDisclosures    
Convertible note payable, at fair value, current         23,397,000rgls_ConvertibleNotesPayableFairValueDisclosure      
Loss from change in value of convertible note payable         (12,118,000)us-gaap_NonoperatingGainsLosses (1,145,000)us-gaap_NonoperatingGainsLosses (2,969,000)us-gaap_NonoperatingGainsLosses  
Issued promissory note 5,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromConvertibleDebt              
April 2008                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Voting securities percentage         50.00%rgls_MinorityInterestOwnershipByNoncontrollingOwnersPercentage
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Convertible notes payable               5,000,000us-gaap_ConvertibleLongTermNotesPayable
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Conversion price per shares               4.00us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
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April 2008 | Common Stock                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Conversion of convertible notes, converted number of common stock               1,447,037us-gaap_DebtConversionConvertedInstrumentSharesIssued1
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October 2012                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Conversion price per shares               4.00us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
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Outstanding principal amount               5,000,000us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayable
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Accrued interest on convertible notes               400,000us-gaap_InterestOnConvertibleDebtNetOfTax
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Maturity period of note               3 years
Conversion date               2015-10
October 2012 | Convertible Debt | GSK                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Convertible notes issued               5,400,000us-gaap_NotesIssued1
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