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100480 - Disclosure - Income Taxes - Schedule of Components of Loss Before Income Taxes and Reconciliation of Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate to Provision for Income Taxes (Details)
(http://akebia.com/20161231/taxonomy/role/DisclosureIncomeTaxesScheduleOfComponentsOfLossBeforeIncomeTaxesAndReconciliationOfStatutoryFederalIncomeTaxRateToProvisionForIncomeTaxesDetails)
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0001517022 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
 
 
 
Federal tax at statutory rate
34.00%  
34.00%  
34.00%  
State and local tax at statutory rate
1.40%  
3.00%  
5.50%  
Research and development tax credits
6.40%  
0.40%  
(0.60%) 
Equity compensation
(0.20%) 
(0.60%) 
(1.60%) 
Other permanent differences and credits
  
(0.10%) 
Change in valuation allowance
(41.60%) 
(36.80%) 
(37.20%) 
Effective tax rate
0.00%  
 
0.00%  
 
0.00%