Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details 5)

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details 5) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 03, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Stock Based Compensation        
Increase in number of shares authorized   4,000,000rigl_IncreaseInNumberOfSharesAuthorizedForIssuanceUnderDirectorsPlan    
Total incremental fair value for the Purchase Plan reset $ 792,000rigl_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardIncrementalFairValue      
Employee Stock [Member]        
Stock Based Compensation        
Purchase price expressed as a percentage of fair market value of common stock on the first day of the offering period   85.00%rigl_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPurchasePriceOfCommonStockPercentageOnFirstDayOfOfferingPeriod
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Purchase price expressed as a percentage of fair market value of common stock on the purchase date   85.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardPurchasePriceOfCommonStockPercent
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Number of shares of common stock issued   505,877us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
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383,717us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
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269,681us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
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Average price of shares issued (in dollars per share)   2.24rigl_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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$ 2.74rigl_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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$ 5.81rigl_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Weighted average fair value of stock purchased (in dollars per share)   1.42us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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$ 2.05us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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$ 3.42us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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Number of shares of common stock available for future issuance   3,578,153us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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Award offering period   24 months    
Number of purchase periods per award offering period   4rigl_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfPurchasePeriodsPerAwardOfferingPeriod
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Award purchase period   6 months    
Total incremental fair value for the Purchase Plan reset   577,000rigl_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardIncrementalFairValue
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