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Employee Benefit Plans | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] |
Employee Benefit Plans | 15. Employee Benefit Plans The Company administers a 401(k) savings retirement plan (the “MannKind Retirement Plan”) for its employees. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company contributed $0.4 million, $0.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively, to the MannKind Retirement Plan.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for pension and other postretirement benefits. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2235017 + Details
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