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Debt (Details) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2015
Nov. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Apr. 30, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2011
Debt Conversion     $ 16,700,000regn_DebtConversion        
Debt Instrument, Face Amount             400,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
Repayments of Convertible Debt     16,686,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfConvertibleDebt 0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfConvertibleDebt      
Stock issued during period conversion of convertible notes     146,253regn_Stockissuedduringperiodconversionofconvertiblenotes        
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt     942,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt      
Treasury Stock, Shares     2,163,980us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares     2,017,732us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares  
Treasury Stock, Value     181,817,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue     169,530,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue  
Maximum reduction of warrants held by warrant holder   493,229regn_Maximumreductionofwarrantsheldbywarrantholder 76,749regn_Maximumreductionofwarrantsheldbywarrantholder        
Limit price per share for warrant holders to close out hedge position   $ 397.75regn_Limitpricepershareforwarrantholderstocloseouthedgeposition $ 408.00regn_Limitpricepershareforwarrantholderstocloseouthedgeposition        
Payments for Repurchase of Warrants 124,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfWarrants   124,531,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfWarrants 0us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfWarrants      
Maximum amount of warrant payable     24,000,000regn_Maximumamountofwarrantpayable        
Credit Facility [Domain]              
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity     750,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain
       
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Period     5 years        
Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net     250,000,000regn_Availableincreasetothecreditfacility
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain
       
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Month-end Outstanding Amount     100,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain
       
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding     0us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityFairValueOfAmountOutstanding
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain
       
Convertible senior notes              
Treasury Stock, Shares     146,248us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtMember
       
Treasury Stock, Value     12,300,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtMember
       
Trading days to calculate settlement     40regn_Tradingdaystocalculatesettlement
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtMember
       
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]              
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Equity Component of Convertible Debt, Subsequent Adjustments     62,600,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalEquityComponentOfConvertibleDebtSubsequentAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
       
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Warrant Issued     23,300,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalWarrantIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
       
Scenario, Forecast [Member]              
Debt Conversion         127,300,000regn_DebtConversion
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember
   
Warrant Transactions [Member]              
Accounts Payable, Other           $ 59,800,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= regn_WarrantTransactionsMember
 
Reduction of number of warrants     416,480regn_Reductionofnumberofwarrants
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= regn_WarrantTransactionsMember