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Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Segment
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Deferred revenue $ 0 $ 2,865,000 $ 1,703,000  
Vascepa sales 10,000,000      
Sales discount percentage 2.00%      
Sales discount term 30 days      
Trade receivables, credit period 30 days      
Warrant derivative liability fair value assumptions, risk-free rate 0.07%   0.12%  
Derivative liability fair value assumptions, term 6 months   9 months 18 days  
Warrant derivative liability fair value assumptions, dividend yield 0.00%   0.00%  
Warrant derivative liability fair value assumptions, volatility rate 120.00%   99.00%  
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of derivative liability 4,393,000 3,620,000    
Market price of common stock $ 1.81      
Hypothetical increase in market price of common shares 10.00%      
Long term debt redemption feature       14,600,000
Number of operating segments 1      
Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments
        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of derivative liability 3,500,000 (1,024,000)    
Change of control obligation       140,000,000
Maximum repayment of future revenue and receivables       150,000,000
Long term debt redemption feature 7,600,000 15,600,000    
Foreign Exchange Contract
        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Derivative, amount outstanding 0   0  
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of derivative liability   (748,000)    
Effect of a hypothetical 10% increase in the market price of common shares
        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Increase (Decrease) in the fair value of warrant derivative liability 1,100,000      
Market price of common stock $ 1.99      
Warrants Issued October 2009
        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Increase (Decrease) in the fair value of warrant derivative liability (1,000,000)      
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of derivative liability 900,000      
Compensation expense (income) for change in fair value of warrants issued to former employees (100,000)      
Warrant
        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Warrant derivative liability $ 5,900,000   $ 6,900,000  
Top Three Customers | Gross Product Sales
        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Concentration risk percentage 96.00% 94.00%    
Top Three Customers | Accounts Receivable
        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Concentration risk percentage 95.00% 96.00%    
Maximum
        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Short term highly liquid instruments, maturity date 90 days      
Maximum | Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments
        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Derivative liability fair value assumptions, term 4 years 4 months 24 days 7 years 4 months 24 days    
Derivative liability fair value assumption, coupon rate 12.50% 11.90%    
Derivative liability fair value assumptions, market yields 30.70% 25.60%    
Minimum | Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments
        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Derivative liability fair value assumptions, term 3 years 4 years    
Derivative liability fair value assumption, coupon rate 9.90% 9.90%    
Derivative liability fair value assumptions, market yields 10.20% 12.30%