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Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities - Summary of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Payables And Accruals [Abstract] |  |
Accounts payable | $ 5,525 us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent | $ 3,022 us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued research and development expenses | 2,435 sgmo_AccruedResearchAndDevelopmentExpenses | 727 sgmo_AccruedResearchAndDevelopmentExpenses
Accrued professional fees | 531 us-gaap_AccruedProfessionalFeesCurrent | 510 us-gaap_AccruedProfessionalFeesCurrent
Deferred rent | 129 us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditCurrent | 121 us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditCurrent
Other | 84 us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndOtherAccruedLiabilities |
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ 8,704 us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent | $ 4,380 us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent

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