Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 424,045	$ 569,299
Marketable securities, available for sale	900,155	895,777
Accounts receivable, net	59,858	85,517
Inventories	11,261	14,147
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	35,011	23,836
Total current assets	1,430,330	1,588,576
Restricted cash	130	130
Property and equipment, net	726,204	696,911
Goodwill	30,992	30,992
Other assets	9,452	2,432
Total assets	2,197,108	2,319,041
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	49,571	49,327
Accrued expenses	234,386	271,077
Deferred revenues, current portion	28,836	21,510
Accrued restructuring expense, current portion	9,911	14,286
Capital lease obligations, current portion	18,323	16,893
Other liabilities, current portion	32,473	24,736
Total current liabilities	373,500	397,829
Deferred revenues, excluding current portion	43,889	49,459
Accrued restructuring expense, excluding current portion	13,956	14,067
Capital lease obligations, excluding current portion	49,495	48,754
Construction financing lease obligation	473,360	440,937
Other liabilities, excluding current portion	12,030	11,590
Total liabilities	966,230	962,636
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013; 236,201,333 and 233,788,852 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	2,334	2,320
Additional paid-in capital	5,428,193	5,321,286
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(297)	(306)
Accumulated deficit	(4,199,352)	(3,966,895)
Total Vertex shareholders’ equity	1,230,878	1,356,405
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 2,197,108	$ 2,319,041