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Investments in Joint Ventures - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2014 | Jan. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Mar. 26, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule Of Investments In Joint Venture [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  | $ 3,024,000 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments | $ 3,220,000 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
Intrexon Energy Partners, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Investments In Joint Venture [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Membership interest | 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = xon_IntrexonEnergyPartnersMember |  |  |  |  |
Additional capital contribution |  |  |  |  | 22,884,000 xon_JointVentureAdditionalCapitalContributionsCommitted / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = xon_IntrexonEnergyPartnersMember |
Investment |  |  |  |  | (1,091,000)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = xon_IntrexonEnergyPartnersMember | (740,000)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = xon_IntrexonEnergyPartnersMember
Intrexon Energy Partners, LLC | Investors |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Investments In Joint Venture [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Membership interest | 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_InvestorMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = xon_IntrexonEnergyPartnersMember |  |  |  |  |
Initial capital contribution | 25,000,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInJointVenture / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_InvestorMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = xon_IntrexonEnergyPartnersMember |  |  |  |  |
Intrexon Energy Partners, LLC | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Investments In Joint Venture [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional capital contribution | 25,000,000 xon_JointVentureAdditionalCapitalContributionsCommitted / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = xon_IntrexonEnergyPartnersMember |  |  |  |  |
Intrexon Energy Partners, LLC | Maximum | Investors |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Investments In Joint Venture [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional capital contribution | 25,000,000 xon_JointVentureAdditionalCapitalContributionsCommitted / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_InvestorMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = xon_IntrexonEnergyPartnersMember |  |  |  |  |
OvaXon, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Investments In Joint Venture [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Membership interest |  | 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = xon_OvaXonMember |  |  |  |
Initial capital contribution |  | 1,500,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInJointVenture / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = xon_OvaXonMember |  |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  | 196,000 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = xon_OvaXonMember | (83,000)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = xon_OvaXonMember
S & I Ophthalmic, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Investments In Joint Venture [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Membership interest |  |  | 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = xon_SIOphthalmicMember |  |  |
Initial capital contribution |  |  | 5,000,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInJointVenture / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = xon_SIOphthalmicMember |  |  |
Investment |  |  |  |  | 2,828,000 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = xon_SIOphthalmicMember | 3,220,000 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = xon_SIOphthalmicMember
Upfront | Intrexon Energy Partners, LLC | Upfront and Milestone Payments |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Investments In Joint Venture [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Collaborative arrangement consideration received, value | $ 25,000,000 xon_CollaborativeArrangementConsiderationReceivedValue / us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis = xon_UpfrontMember / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = xon_UpfrontAndMilestonePaymentsMember / us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis = xon_IntrexonEnergyPartnersMember |  |  | $ 25,000,000 xon_CollaborativeArrangementConsiderationReceivedValue / us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis = xon_UpfrontMember / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = xon_UpfrontAndMilestonePaymentsMember / us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis = xon_IntrexonEnergyPartnersMember |  |

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