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41505 - Disclosure - Income Taxes - Summary of Statutory Tax Rates and Effective Tax Rates (Detail)
(http://www.aegerion.com/role/DisclosureIncomeTaxesSummaryOfStatutoryTaxRatesAndEffectiveTaxRatesDetail)
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0001338042 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31
2013-01-01 - 2013-12-31
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
 
 
 
Statutory rate benefit
(0.35) 
(0.35) 
(0.35) 
State and local income tax benefit (net of federal tax benefit)
(.0100) 
(.0100) 
(.0200) 
Foreign Rate Differential
.0400  
.0600  
 
Credits
(.0700) 
.0300  
(.1100) 
Stock Compensation
.0500  
.0900  
 
NOL accrual to return
 
(.0300) 
 
Other
.0100  
.0200  
.0700  
Fines and penalties
.0600  
  
Valuation allowance
.2900  
.2100  
.4200  
Effective tax rate
.0200  
 
.0200  
 
.0100