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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 28,751us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	$ 25,643us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	$ 16,374us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	$ 5,846us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Bank deposits in U.S. dollars [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	24,731us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = cgen_InterestBearingDepositsForeignMember
Weighted average interest rate	0.22%cgen_BankDepositsWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = cgen_InterestBearingDepositsForeignMember
Bank deposits in NIS [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	1,441us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = cgen_InterestBearingDepositsDomesticMember
Weighted average interest rate	1.32%cgen_BankDepositsWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = cgen_InterestBearingDepositsDomesticMember
Cash in banks [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,579us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = us-gaap_DemandDepositsMember	$ 25,643us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAxis = us-gaap_DemandDepositsMember

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Annual average interest rate of deposits held in banks.

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Cash

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Cash Equivalents

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

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-Section 45

-Paragraph 1

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

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