Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Details)

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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT      
Total property and equipment $ 25,630,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross $ 26,839,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross  
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (23,121,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (22,384,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment  
Property and equipment, net 2,509,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 4,455,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet  
Assets disposed 1,600,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisposals 445,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisposals  
Accumulated depreciation on assets disposed of 1,600,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment 445,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment  
Depreciation expense including amortization of equipment under capital leases 2,359,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 2,592,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 2,433,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Laboratory Equipment [Member]      
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT      
Total property and equipment 23,228,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= rigl_LaboratoryEquipmentMember
24,418,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= rigl_LaboratoryEquipmentMember
 
Computer And Software [Member]      
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT      
Total property and equipment 1,225,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= rigl_ComputerAndSoftwareMember
1,244,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= rigl_ComputerAndSoftwareMember
 
Furniture And Fixtures [Member]      
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT      
Total property and equipment $ 1,177,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesMember
$ 1,177,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesMember