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Stock Incentive Plans and Stock Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail)
Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
GBP (£)
Dec. 31, 2013
GBP (£)
Dec. 31, 2014
Stock Options Granted Prior to June 30, 2009
Dec. 31, 2014
Stock Options Granted after June 30, 2009
Dec. 31, 2014
Stock Incentive Plan 2011
Jan. 08, 2014
Stock Incentive Plan 2011
Stock Options
Dec. 31, 2014
Stock Incentive Plan 2011
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                    
Common stock, par value       £ 0.50us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare £ 0.50us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare          
Newly authorized Shares available for award               3.5us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfAdditionalSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= amrn_StockIncentivePlanTwentyElevenMember
   
Stock options, Vesting Period           3 years 4 years 4 years 4 years  
Expire period                   10 years
Weighted average fair value of the stock options granted $ 1.58us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue $ 6.18us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue $ 8.79us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue              
Cash received from the exercise of options $ 307,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised $ 627,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised $ 8,205,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised              
Intrinsic value of options exercised 200,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue 2,400,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue                
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested stock option 9,400,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized 15,700,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized                
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested stock option, recognition period 2 years 4 months 24 days                  
(Provision) benefits in the consolidated statement of cash flows relating to excess tax benefits (2,299,000)us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities (361,000)us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities 11,334,000us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationOperatingActivities              
Compensation expense related to stock option 7,700,000us-gaap_StockOptionPlanExpense 14,300,000us-gaap_StockOptionPlanExpense 16,700,000us-gaap_StockOptionPlanExpense              
Compensation expense in relation to restricted stock units $ 1,400,000us-gaap_RestrictedStockExpense $ 400,000us-gaap_RestrictedStockExpense $ 1,400,000us-gaap_RestrictedStockExpense