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Major Customers, Partnerships and Strategic Alliances - Revenues Recognized under Agreement (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014
Biogen Inc [Member] |  |
Revenues: |  |
Recognition of upfront fee | $ 1,523 us-gaap_LicenseAndServicesRevenue / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = sgmo_BiogenIncMember | $ 660 us-gaap_LicenseAndServicesRevenue / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = sgmo_BiogenIncMember
Royalty revenues | 0 us-gaap_RoyaltyRevenue / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = sgmo_BiogenIncMember |
Research services | 1,533 sgmo_ResearchServiceRevenueUnderCollaborationAgreement / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = sgmo_BiogenIncMember | 423 sgmo_ResearchServiceRevenueUnderCollaborationAgreement / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = sgmo_BiogenIncMember
Total | 3,056 us-gaap_ContractsRevenue / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = sgmo_BiogenIncMember | 1,083 us-gaap_ContractsRevenue / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = sgmo_BiogenIncMember
Shire AG [Member] |  |
Revenues: |  |
Recognition of upfront fee | 542 us-gaap_LicenseAndServicesRevenue / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = sgmo_ShireAgMember | 542 us-gaap_LicenseAndServicesRevenue / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = sgmo_ShireAgMember
Royalty revenues | 0 us-gaap_RoyaltyRevenue / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = sgmo_ShireAgMember |
Research services | 4,522 sgmo_ResearchServiceRevenueUnderCollaborationAgreement / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = sgmo_ShireAgMember | 4,979 sgmo_ResearchServiceRevenueUnderCollaborationAgreement / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = sgmo_ShireAgMember
Total | 5,064 us-gaap_ContractsRevenue / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = sgmo_ShireAgMember | 5,521 us-gaap_ContractsRevenue / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = sgmo_ShireAgMember
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation [Member] |  |
Revenues: |  |
Recognition of upfront fee | 5,000 us-gaap_LicenseAndServicesRevenue / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = sgmo_SigmaAldrichCorporationMember |
Royalty revenues | 264 us-gaap_RoyaltyRevenue / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = sgmo_SigmaAldrichCorporationMember | 106 us-gaap_RoyaltyRevenue / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = sgmo_SigmaAldrichCorporationMember
License fee revenues | 4,256 us-gaap_LicensesRevenue / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = sgmo_SigmaAldrichCorporationMember | 179 us-gaap_LicensesRevenue / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = sgmo_SigmaAldrichCorporationMember
Total | $ 4,520 us-gaap_ContractsRevenue / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = sgmo_SigmaAldrichCorporationMember | $ 285 us-gaap_ContractsRevenue / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = sgmo_SigmaAldrichCorporationMember

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- Definition Revenue earned during the period arising from products sold or services provided under the terms of a contract, not elsewhere specified in the taxonomy. May include government contracts, construction contracts, and any other contract related to a particular project or product. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688 + Details
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