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Convertible Debt (Details) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2014
Oct. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Mar. 31, 2015
Jan. 31, 2015
Net carrying amount of the liability component [Abstract]              
Total convertible senior notes - par       $ 400,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount      
Convertible Notes Payable, Noncurrent     146,773,000us-gaap_ConvertibleLongTermNotesPayable 320,315,000us-gaap_ConvertibleLongTermNotesPayable      
Treasury Stock, Shares     2,017,732us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares 0us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares      
Warrants [Abstract]              
Proceeds received from the Warrant   93,800,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfWarrants          
Repayments of Convertible Debt     220,639,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfConvertibleDebt 0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfConvertibleDebt 0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfConvertibleDebt    
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt     33,469,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt    
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Equity Component of Convertible Debt, Subsequent Adjustments     691,869,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalEquityComponentOfConvertibleDebtSubsequentAdjustments        
Payments for Repurchase of Warrants     294,552,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfWarrants 0us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfWarrants 0us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfWarrants    
Maximum number of shares issuable upon exercise of warrants     3,540,095regn_Maximumnumberofsharesissuableuponexerciseofwarrants 4,760,840regn_Maximumnumberofsharesissuableuponexerciseofwarrants      
Maximum reduction of warrants held by warrant holder 493,229regn_Maximumreductionofwarrantsheldbywarrantholder            
Fair Value Adjustment of Warrants     1,200,000us-gaap_FairValueAdjustmentOfWarrants        
Maximum amount of warrant payable     (148,496,000)regn_Maximumamountofwarrantpayable        
Maximum share price for warrant holders to close out hedge position $ 397.75regn_Limitpricepershareforwarrantholderstocloseouthedgeposition            
Convertible Debt [Abstract]              
Debt Conversion     230,600,000regn_DebtConversion        
Warrant Transactions              
Warrants [Abstract]              
Strike price of the warrant transaction (in dollars per share)   103.41us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights
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Proceeds received from the Warrant   93,800,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfWarrants
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Accounts Payable, Other     59,800,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= regn_WarrantTransactionsMember
       
Reduction of warrant numbers     202,560regn_Reductionofnumberofwarrants
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Liabilities, Fair Value Adjustment     87,500,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure
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Call option              
Convertible Debt [Abstract]              
Purchase of convertible note hedges   117,500,000regn_PurchaseOfConvertibleNoteHedges
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Debt Instrument, Redemption, Criteria One [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Number of trading days     20us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleThresholdTradingDays
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Number of consecutive trading days     30 days        
Percentage of stock price trigger     130.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleThresholdPercentageOfStockPriceTrigger
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Debt Instrument, Redemption, Criteria Two [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Number of trading days     5us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleThresholdTradingDays
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Number of consecutive trading days     10 days        
Percentage of stock price trigger     98.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleThresholdPercentageOfStockPriceTrigger
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Debt Instrument, Redemption, Criteria Three [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Calendar day period after the record date of equity instruments issuance     60 days        
Number of consecutive days     10 days        
Convertible senior notes              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Interest rate, stated percentage   1.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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1.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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1.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Initial conversion ratio   11.9021regn_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionRatioSharesPer1000OfPrincipal
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Increment of principal amount for conversion   1,000regn_DebtInstrumentConvertibleIncrementOfPrincipalAmountOfConversion
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Total shares upon conversion (in shares)   4,760,840us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleNumberOfEquityInstruments
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Initial conversion price (in dollars per share)   $ 84.02us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
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Percentage of principal value that holders can require Company to repurchase   100.00%regn_DebtInstrumentPercentageOfPrincipalValueThatHoldersCanRequireCompanyToRepurchase
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Estimated fair value of the liability component   271,100,000regn_DebtInstrumentConvertibleFairValueOfLiabilityComponent
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Carrying amount of equity component   120,900,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleCarryingAmountOfTheEquityComponent
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Gross proceeds from the issuance of the Notes   392,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
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Effective interest rate used to amortize the discount on the liability component     10.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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Net carrying amount of the liability component [Abstract]              
Total convertible senior notes - par   400,000,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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169,400,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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400,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Unamortized discount     (22,627,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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(79,685,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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Convertible Notes Payable, Noncurrent     146,773,000us-gaap_ConvertibleLongTermNotesPayable
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320,315,000us-gaap_ConvertibleLongTermNotesPayable
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Interest Expense, Debt [Abstract]              
Contractual coupon interest rate     5,036,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebtExcludingAmortization
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7,230,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebtExcludingAmortization
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7,503,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebtExcludingAmortization
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Amortization of discount and note issuance costs     17,821,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCostsAndDiscounts
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22,980,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCostsAndDiscounts
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21,623,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCostsAndDiscounts
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Total interest expense     22,857,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
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30,210,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
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29,126,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
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Warrants [Abstract]              
Trading days to calculate settlement     40regn_Tradingdaystocalculatesettlement
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Convertible Debt [Abstract]              
If-converted value in excess of principal     691,600,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleIfConvertedValueInExcessOfPrincipal
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Additional Paid-in Capital              
Warrants [Abstract]              
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Equity Component of Convertible Debt, Subsequent Adjustments     691,869,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalEquityComponentOfConvertibleDebtSubsequentAdjustments
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Maximum amount of warrant payable     (148,496,000)regn_Maximumamountofwarrantpayable
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Scenario, Forecast [Member]              
Convertible Debt [Abstract]              
Debt Conversion           6,700,000regn_DebtConversion
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Subsequent Event [Member] | Warrant Transactions              
Warrants [Abstract]              
Accounts Payable, Other             $ 62,000,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrentAndNoncurrent
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Reduction of warrant numbers           206,480regn_Reductionofnumberofwarrants
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