Accrued interest of related party debt.

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Available borrowings under the loan agreement.

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Available Loan Balance Cancelled

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Borrowing rate.

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Loan agreement with related party.

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Number of months advances outstanding.

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Payments for Use of Aircrafts

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Principal Indebtedness Cancelled Under Loan Arrangement As Payment For Aggregate Exercise Price Of Warrants

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Related Party Transaction Debt Instrument Prepayment

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Related party transaction prepayment period.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount of interest payable on debt, including, but not limited to, trade payables.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a set, unchanging rate.

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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Related-Party Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2007	Feb. 28, 2009
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Principal amount outstanding under credit facility	$ 80,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
Amount available for future borrowings	30,100,000
Accrued interest of related party debt	3,500,000mnkd_AccruedInterestOfRelatedPartyDebt	600,000mnkd_AccruedInterestOfRelatedPartyDebt
Available borrowings under loan agreement	30,100,000	30,100,000
Interest expense on note payable principal stockholder	2,894,000	6,309,000	10,491,000
Expenses related to charter service on behalf of principal shareholder	79,000mnkd_PaymentsForUseOfAircrafts	82,000mnkd_PaymentsForUseOfAircrafts	200,000mnkd_PaymentsForUseOfAircrafts
Principal stockholder
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Loan agreement with related party				370,000,000	350,000,000
Principal stockholder \| Loan Arrangement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest rate (LIBOR)						3.00%
Description of variable rate interest						One-year LIBOR
Fixed borrowing rate		5.84%
Accrued interest that became due and payable upon cancellation of the of principal indebtedness, to be capitalized	3,500,000
Principal amount outstanding under credit facility	49,500,000
Amount available for future borrowings	30,100,000
Fixed borrowing rate	5.84%
Related party transaction prepayment period	90 days
Aggregate principal amount cancelled	105,000,000
Principal stockholder \| Loan Arrangement \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount prepaid for cancellation of indebtedness	200,000,000
Principal stockholder \| Loan Arrangement \| Minimum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of months advances outstanding	12 months
Principal stockholder \| Amended Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Promissory note maturity date				Jan. 05, 2020
Principal indebtedness cancelled under the loan arrangement as payment for the aggregate exercise price of The Mann Group Warrants				78,000,000
Accrued interest that became due and payable upon cancellation of the of principal indebtedness, to be capitalized				$ 7,900,000
Related Party Debt \| Letter Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Description of variable rate interest	The interest rate will increase to the one-year LIBOR rate calculated on the date of the initial advance or in effect on the date of default, whichever is greater, plus 5% per annum.
Related Party Debt \| Letter Agreement \| LIBOR
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest rate (LIBOR)	5.00%