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Technology Licensing Agreements (Details) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2010
Mar. 31, 2007
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]          
Technology licensing revenue     $ 31,941,000us-gaap_LicensesRevenue $ 28,506,000us-gaap_LicensesRevenue $ 26,471,000us-gaap_LicensesRevenue
License Agreement with Astellas Pharma Inc.          
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]          
Non-exclusive license agreement term   6 years      
Advance payment received due to amended licensing agreement 165,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLicenseFeesReceived
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= regn_LicenseAgreementWithAstellasPharmaIncMember
       
Recognition period for advance payment 7 years        
Future payment to be made under terms of amended licensing agreement     130,000,000regn_Futurepaymenttobemadeundertermsofamendedlicensingagreement
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= regn_LicenseAgreementWithAstellasPharmaIncMember
   
Number of days of advance written notice to terminate agreement     90 days    
Technology licensing revenue     23,600,000us-gaap_LicensesRevenue
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= regn_LicenseAgreementWithAstellasPharmaIncMember
23,600,000us-gaap_LicensesRevenue
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= regn_LicenseAgreementWithAstellasPharmaIncMember
23,600,000us-gaap_LicensesRevenue
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= regn_LicenseAgreementWithAstellasPharmaIncMember
Deferred Revenue     $ 81,000,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenue
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= regn_LicenseAgreementWithAstellasPharmaIncMember
$ 104,600,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenue
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= regn_LicenseAgreementWithAstellasPharmaIncMember