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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Schedule Of Option Activity) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Employees and Directors [Member]
Number of options
Options outstanding at beginning of year	5,628,653us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Options granted	1,172,350us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Options exercised	(336,289)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Options expired	(756)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriod / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Options forfeited	(199,588)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Options outstanding at end of year	6,264,370us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember	5,628,653us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Options vested and expected to vest at end of year	6,091,709us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Exercisable at end of year	3,243,863us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Weighted average exercise price
Options outstanding at beginning of year	$ 3.76us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Options granted	$ 8.76us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Options exercised	$ 3.46us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Options expired	$ 3.43us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Options forfeited	$ 6.09us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Options outstanding at end of year	$ 4.64us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember	$ 3.76us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Options vested and expected to vest at end of year	$ 4.59us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Exercisable at end of year	$ 3.19us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Weighted average remaining contractual life
Options outstanding	6 years 8 months 26 days	7 years 25 days
Options vested and expected to vest at end of year	6 years 8 months 5 days
Exercisable at end of year	5 years
Aggregate intrinsic value
Options outstanding at beginning of year	$ 29,232us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Options granted	63cgen_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Options exercised	2,119us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Options expired	4cgen_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Options forfeited	545cgen_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Options outstanding at end of year	23,627us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember	29,232us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Options vested and expected to vest at end of year	23,227us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Exercisable at end of year	$ 16,668us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1 / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_EmployeesAndDirectorsMember
Non-employees [Member]
Number of options
Options outstanding at beginning of year	416,500us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_NonemployeesMember
Options granted	113,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_NonemployeesMember
Options exercised	(53,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_NonemployeesMember
Options expired	(8,334)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriod / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_NonemployeesMember
Options forfeited	(1,666)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_NonemployeesMember
Options outstanding at end of year	466,500us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_NonemployeesMember	416,500us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_NonemployeesMember
Options vested and expected to vest at end of year	466,500us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_NonemployeesMember
Exercisable at end of year	392,680us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_NonemployeesMember
Weighted average exercise price
Options outstanding at beginning of year	$ 5.23us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_NonemployeesMember
Options granted	$ 8.47us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_NonemployeesMember
Options exercised	$ 4.90us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_NonemployeesMember
Options expired	$ 5.45us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_NonemployeesMember
Options forfeited	$ 5.45us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_NonemployeesMember
Options outstanding at end of year	$ 5.71us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_NonemployeesMember	$ 5.23us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_NonemployeesMember
Options vested and expected to vest at end of year	$ 5.71us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_NonemployeesMember
Exercisable at end of year	$ 6.04us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice / cgen_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByGranteeAxis = cgen_NonemployeesMember
Weighted average remaining contractual life
Options outstanding	3 years 9 months	3 years 7 months 6 days
Options vested and expected to vest at end of year	3 years 9 months
Exercisable at end of year	3 years 6 months 11 days

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