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Co-Promotion Agreement - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Co-Promotion Agreement [Line Items]    
Promotion fee as a percentage gross margin From the high single digits in 2014 to the low twenty percent levels in 2018.  
Net payables $ 10,756,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent $ 8,525,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America    
Co-Promotion Agreement [Line Items]    
Net receivable 600,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNet
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600,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNet
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Net payables $ 700,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
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$ 700,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
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Kowa Pharmaceuticals America | Minimum    
Co-Promotion Agreement [Line Items]    
Number of sales representatives 250amrn_NumberOfSalesRepresentative
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