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Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes (Details) (Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes 3.35 Percent Due 2015, USD $)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2010
Jun. 30, 2013
Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes 3.35 Percent Due 2015
   
Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes    
Convertible senior subordinated notes $ 400,000,000.0us-gaap_ConvertibleSubordinatedDebtNoncurrent
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Interest rate (percent) 3.35%us-gaap_SubordinatedBorrowingInterestRate
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Net proceeds from convertible debt offering 391,600,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
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Underwriting discount 8,400,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts
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Conversion price (usd per share) $ 48.83us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
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Original conversion rate, number of shares to be issued per $1000 of principal (in shares) 20.4794vrtx_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionRatioSharesofCommonStockperPrincipalAmount
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Convertible debt principal amount, basis for exchange 1,000vrtx_DebtExchangeRatePrincipalAmountUsedInCalculation
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Percent closing price needs to exceed the conversion price for at least 20 trading days within 30 consecutive trading days for provisional redemption (as a percent) 130.00%vrtx_ConditionforProvisionalRedemptionifPercentageinExcessofConversionPriceforCommonStockTradedforAtLeast20Dayswithin30ConsecutiveTradingDays
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Minimum number of days within 30 consecutive trading days the closing price needs to exceed the conversion price for provisional redemption (in days) 20 days  
Total consecutive trading days during which the closing price must exceed the conversion price for at least 20 trading days for provisional redemption (in days) 30 days  
Redemption price (percent) 100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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Amount of converted instrument   399,800,000us-gaap_DebtConversionConvertedInstrumentAmount1
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Convertible senior subordinated notes (due 2015) conversion (shares)   8,188,448us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
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Value of redeemed or called stock during period   200,000us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodValue
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Redemption premium   16.75us-gaap_RedemptionPremium
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Converted instrument, shares issued   87,109us-gaap_DebtConversionConvertedInstrumentSharesIssued1
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Interest expense   6,700,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
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Offset to additional paid-in capital   $ 4,200,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalConvertibleDebtWithConversionFeature
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