Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Feb. 05, 2015
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000872589
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float		$ 27,323,000,000
Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			100,645,094
Class A Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			1,971,868