Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	Dec. 31, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation The Company's consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and include the accounts of Arvinas, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. The accounting policies used to prepare the Company's consolidated financial statements are the same as those used to prepare the consolidated financial statements in prior years.
Consolidation	All intercompany transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. The accounting policies used to prepare the Company's consolidated financial statements are the same as those used to prepare the consolidated financial statements in prior years.
Use of Estimates	The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements and notes. While management believes that estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements and notes are appropriate, actual results could differ from those estimates. The most significant estimates are those used in the determination of the Company’s revenue recognition, uncertain tax positions and research and development expenses.
Cash and Cash Equivalents	Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company classifies as cash and cash equivalents amounts on deposit in banks and cash invested temporarily in various instruments, primarily money market accounts, with original maturities of three months or less at time of purchase. The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets represent the fair values of cash and cash equivalents and are considered Level 1 financial instruments.
Restricted Cash	Restricted Cash Restricted cash represents a letter of credit collateralized by a certificate of deposit in the same amount which was canceled in connection with a lease termination agreement the Company entered into with 101 College Street LLC in August 2024.
Concentration of Credit Risk and Other Risks and Uncertainties	Concentration of Credit Risk and Other Risks and Uncertainties The Company is subject to a number of risks similar to other biotechnology companies in a similar stage, including, but not limited to, the need to obtain adequate additional funding, possible failure of preclinical testing or clinical trials, the need to obtain marketing approval for its product candidates, competitors developing new technological innovations, and the need to successfully commercialize and gain market acceptance of the Company’s products and protect its proprietary technology. If the Company does not successfully obtain regulatory approval for its product candidates, it will be unable to generate revenue from product sales or achieve profitability. To date, the Company has not generated any revenue from product sales and expects to incur additional operating losses and negative operating cash flows for the foreseeable future. The Company has financed its operations primarily through sales of assets and equity, proceeds from collaborations and a licensing arrangement, grant funding and debt financing. The Company had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of approximately $685.4 million as of December 31, 2025. The Company maintains its cash in financial institution accounts that may at times exceed federally insured limits. The cash balances in the financial institutions are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") up to $250,000. Cash may also be maintained at commercial institutions that are not insured by the FDIC.
Marketable Securities	Marketable Securities The Company's marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale securities and are carried at their fair value based on the quoted market prices of the securities, with unrealized gains and losses reported as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a separate component of stockholders' equity. Realized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are included in other income in the period earned or incurred.
Property, Equipment, and Leasehold Improvements	Property, Equipment, and Leasehold Improvements Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives, which range from three years for office equipment to five years for laboratory equipment. Maintenance and repairs which do not extend the lives of the assets are charged directly to expense as incurred. Upon retirement or disposal, cost and related accumulated depreciation is removed from the related accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is recognized as a component of income or loss for the period. Leasehold improvements are recorded at cost and amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the lease term or the useful life of the asset.
Lease and Rent Expense	Lease and Rent Expense The Company accounts for leases under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842, Leases. At the inception of an arrangement, the Company determines whether the arrangement is or contains a lease based on the unique facts and circumstances present in the arrangement. Leases with a term greater than one year are recognized on the balance sheet as right-of-use ("ROU") assets and short-term and long-term lease liabilities, as applicable. ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent its obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. The Company has elected not to recognize leases with an original term of one year or less on the balance sheet. The Company typically only includes an initial lease term in its assessment of the term of the lease arrangement. It also considers termination options and factors those into the determination of lease payments. Options to renew a lease are not included in the lease term unless there is reasonable certainty of renewal. Operating lease liabilities and their corresponding ROU assets are recorded based on the present value of lease payments over the expected remaining lease term. Certain adjustments to the ROU asset may be required for items such as incentives received. The interest rate implicit in lease contracts is typically not readily determinable. As a result, the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate, which reflects the fixed rate at which it could borrow on a collateralized basis the amount of the lease payments in the same currency, for a similar term, in a similar economic environment. The Company's weighted average incremental borrowing rate at December 31, 2025 totaled 7.0%. Variable lease payments are not included within the lease right-of-use asset and lease liability on the consolidated balance sheet, and instead are reflected as expense in the period they are incurred.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets	Impairment of Long-Lived Assets The Company monitors its long-lived assets for indicators of impairment. If such indicators are present, the Company assesses the recoverability of affected assets by determining whether the carrying value of such assets is less than the sum of the undiscounted future cash flows of the assets. If such assets are found not to be recoverable, the Company measures the amount of such impairment by comparing the carrying value of the assets to the fair value of the assets, with the fair value generally determined based on the present value of the expected future cash flows associated with the assets.
Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue	Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue Revenues from Contracts The Company recognizes revenue under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The Company’s revenue is primarily generated through research collaborations and licensing arrangements with pharmaceutical partners. The terms of these agreements contain multiple goods and services which may include (i) licenses, (ii) research and development activities, and (iii) participation in joint research and development steering committees. The terms of these agreements may include non-refundable, upfront license or option fees, payments for research and development activities, payments upon the achievement of certain milestones and royalty payments based on product sales derived from the collaboration. Under ASC 606, the Company evaluates whether the license agreement, research and development services and participation in research and development steering committees represent separate or combined performance obligations. The Company has determined that these services within its existing contracts represent combined single performance obligations. The Company also generated revenue through the sale of assets based on fair value. The research collaboration and license agreements may include contingent milestone payments related to specified preclinical and clinical development milestones and regulatory milestones. These milestone payments represent variable consideration to be included within the transaction price using the most likely amount method. The Company continually assesses the probability of significant reversals for any amounts that become likely to be realized prior to recognizing the variable consideration associated with these payments within the transaction price. Revenue is recognized ratably over the Company’s expected performance period under each respective arrangement. Management makes its best estimate of the period over which the Company expects to fulfill its performance obligations, which includes access to technology through the license agreement and research activities. Given the uncertainties of these collaboration arrangements, significant judgment is required to determine the duration of the performance period. Management evaluates changes in the duration of the performance period at each reporting period and adjusts revenue as necessary. Changes are accounted for prospectively as a change in accounting estimate. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the transaction price allocated to the combined performance obligation identified under the individual research collaboration and license agreements was recognized as revenue on either a straight-line basis over the estimated performance period under the arrangement or over the estimated performance period based on the Company’s best estimate of costs to be incurred. Straight-line basis was considered the best measure of progress for certain agreements in which control of the combined obligation transfers to the customers, due to the contract containing license rights to technology, research and development services, and joint committee participation, which in totality are expected to occur ratably over the performance period. For agreements accounted for under the costs to be incurred method, revenue is recognized as program costs are incurred by measuring actual costs incurred to date compared to the total expected costs to satisfy the performance obligations. Management evaluates estimates of expected costs to satisfy the performance obligations at each reporting period and adjusts revenue as necessary. Changes are accounted for prospectively as a change in accounting estimate. The Company’s contracts may also call for certain sales-based milestone and royalty payments upon successful commercialization of a target. The Company recognizes revenues from sales-based milestone and royalty payments at the later of a) the occurrence of the subsequent sale, or b) the performance obligation to which some or all of the sales-based milestone or royalty payments has been allocated has been satisfied (or partially satisfied). The Company anticipates recognizing these milestones and royalty payments if and when subsequent sales are generated by customers from the use of the technology. To date, no revenue from these sales-based milestone and royalty payments has been recognized for any periods. Amounts received prior to satisfying the above revenue recognition criteria are recorded as contract liabilities in the Company’s accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The Company expenses direct and incremental costs to obtaining and fulfilling a contract as and when incurred if the expected amortization period of the asset that would be recognized is one year or less, or if the amount of the asset is immaterial. Otherwise, such costs are capitalized as collaboration contract assets and amortized as general and administrative expenses over the total estimated period of performance of each underlying contract.
Equity Method Investments	Equity Method Investments The Company accounts for investments for which it does not have a controlling interest in accordance with ASC 323, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures. The Company recognizes its pro-rata share of income and losses in the investment in “Loss from equity method investment” on the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss, with a corresponding change to the investment in equity method investment in the consolidated balance sheet until such investment is reduced to zero.
Income Taxes	Income Taxes Arvinas, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes, as set forth in ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequence of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities and net operating loss carry forwards, all calculated using presently enacted tax rates. A valuation allowance is established to reduce deferred tax assets to their estimated realizable value. The Company provides a valuation allowance to the extent that it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company follows the authoritative guidance under ASC 740 for recognizing and measuring uncertainty in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Company recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits and penalties in tax expense.
Equity-based Compensation	Equity-based Compensation The Company measures employee and board of director equity-based compensation for stock option and restricted stock grants based on the grant date fair value of the equity awards. Equity-based compensation expense is recognized over the requisite service period of the awards, net of estimated forfeitures. Estimated forfeitures are updated on a periodic basis based on actual experience. For equity awards that have a performance condition, the Company recognizes compensation expense based on its assessment of the probability that the performance condition will be achieved. The Company classifies equity-based compensation expense in its consolidated statements of operations in the same manner in which the award recipient’s salary and related costs are classified or in which the award recipient’s service payments are classified.
401(k) Savings Plan	401(k) Savings Plan The Company has a defined-contribution savings plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “401(k) Plan”). The 401(k) Plan covers all employees who meet defined minimum age and service requirements and allows participants to defer a portion of their annual compensation on a pretax basis.
Research and Development Expenses	Research and Development Expenses Research and development expenses include (i) employee-related expenses, including salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation expense and travel; (ii) external research and development expenses incurred under arrangements with third parties, such as contract research organization agreements, investigational sites and consultants; (iii) the cost of acquiring, developing and manufacturing clinical study materials; (iv) costs associated with preclinical and clinical activities and regulatory operations; and (v) costs incurred in development of intellectual property. Costs incurred in connection with research and development activities are expensed as incurred. The Company enters into consulting, research and other agreements with commercial entities, researchers, universities and others for the provision of goods and services. Such arrangements are generally cancellable upon reasonable notice and payment of costs incurred. Costs are considered incurred based on an evaluation of the progress to completion of specific tasks under each contract using information and data provided by the respective vendors, including the Company’s clinical sites. These costs consist of direct and indirect costs associated with specific projects, as well as fees paid to various entities that perform certain research on behalf of the Company. Depending upon the timing of payments to the service providers, the Company recognizes prepaid expenses or accrued expenses related to these costs. These accrued or prepaid expenses are based on management’s estimates of the work performed under service agreements, milestones achieved and experience with similar contracts. The Company monitors each of these factors and adjusts estimates accordingly.
Fair Value Measurements	Fair Value Measurements The Company determines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Inputs used in the valuation techniques to determine fair values are classified based on a three-level hierarchy. The basis for fair value measurements for each level within the hierarchy is described below, with Level 1 having the highest priority and Level 3 having the lowest. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows: Level 1— Inputs are based upon observable or quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments traded in active markets. The Company’s Level 1 financial instruments consist of cash equivalents. Level 2— Inputs are based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. The Company’s Level 2 investments consist primarily of corporate notes and bonds and U.S. government and agency securities. Level 3— Inputs are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The fair values are therefore determined using model-based techniques that include option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques. In determining fair value, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible as well as considers counterparty credit risk in its assessment of fair value.
Net Loss per Common Share	Net Loss per Common Share Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period and, if dilutive, the weighted-average number of potential shares of common shares. The weighted-average number of common shares included in the computation of basic and diluted net loss per common share gives effect to pre-funded warrants. See Note 9, Equity, and Note 13, Net Loss Per Share.
New Accounting Pronouncements	New Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements Income Taxes (Topic 740) - In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, "Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures," which requires enhanced income tax disclosures, including specific categories and disaggregation of information in the effective tax rate reconciliation, disaggregated information related to income taxes paid, income or loss from continuing operations before income tax expense or benefit and income tax expense or benefit from continuing operations. The requirements of the ASU are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted the new standard on January 1, 2025 and presented disclosures on a retrospective basis. The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40) - In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, "Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses," which requires disaggregation and disclosure of specified information about certain costs and expenses in the notes to the financial statements. The requirements of the ASU are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact ASU No. 2024-03 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

ARVINAS, INC. 10-K