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Deferred Tax Liabilities, Subject to Expiration

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Income tax.

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Amount, before allocation of a valuation allowances, of deferred tax assets attributable to deductible tax credit carryforwards including, but not limited to, research, foreign, general business, alternative minimum tax, and other deductible tax credit carryforwards.

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that would affect the tax rate if recognized	$ 8,900,000	$ 8,200,000
Interest related to uncertain tax positions	700,000	500,000
Penalties related to uncertain tax positions	0	0
Gross liabilities to expire in 2024	0
Decrease in net operating loss carryforwards from prior years	125,600,000
Tax credit carryforwards	2,409,000	2,639,000
Undistributed earning retained indefinitely for reinvestment by foreign subsidiary	0
Unrecognized deferred income tax liability	0
ASU No. 2016-09
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Provisions benefit for income taxes	$ 0	$ 600,000	$ 100,000
Ireland
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Corporate tax rate	25.00%	25.00%	25.00%
Ireland \| Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Corporate tax rate	12.50%	12.50%	12.50%
Ireland \| Non-Trading Activity
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Corporate tax rate	25.00%
Ireland \| Trading Activity
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Corporate tax rate	12.50%
U.S. and Non-U.S.
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards	$ 959,900,000
U.S. Federal
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforwards	8,600,000
State
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforwards	$ 3,500,000
State \| Minimum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforward expiration year	2025
State \| Maximum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforward expiration year	2043