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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Jan. 31, 2005 Inovio AS [Member] | Jun. 30, 2009 VGX [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Patents [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Patents [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Patents [Member] Minimum [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Patents [Member] Maximum [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Licenses [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Licenses [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Licenses [Member] Minimum [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Licenses [Member] Maximum [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 CELLECTRA [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 CELLECTRA [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 CELLECTRA [Member] Minimum [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 CELLECTRA [Member] Maximum [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 GHRH [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 GHRH [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Other [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Other [Member]
Schedule of intangible assets by major asset class |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 years | 17 years |  |  | 8 years | 17 years |  |  |  |  | 5 years | [1] | 11 years | [1] | 11 years | [1] |  |  | 18 years | [2] |  |
Non-Amortizing: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Gross | $ 10,113,371 | [3] | $ 10,113,371 | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Net Book Value | 10,113,371 | [3] | 10,113,371 | [3] | 3,900,000 | 6,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortizing: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, Gross | 19,617,873 |  | 19,617,873 |  |  |  | 5,802,528 | 5,802,528 |  |  | 1,323,761 | 1,323,761 |  |  | 8,106,270 | [1] | 8,106,270 | [1] |  |  |  |  | 335,314 | [1] | 335,314 | [1] | 4,050,000 | [2] | 4,050,000 | [2]
Intangible assets, Accumulated Amortization | (14,138,907) |  | (13,899,095) |  |  |  | (5,189,911) | (5,128,227) |  |  | (1,082,804) | (1,075,617) |  |  | (5,650,556) | [1] | (5,543,786) | [1] |  |  |  |  | (153,136) | [1] | (145,215) | [1] | (2,062,500) | [2] | (2,006,250) | [2]
Intangible assets, Net Book Value | 5,478,966 |  | 5,718,778 |  |  |  | 612,617 | 674,301 |  |  | 240,957 | 248,144 |  |  | 2,455,714 | [1] | 2,562,484 | [1] |  |  |  |  | 182,178 | [1] | 190,099 | [1] | 1,987,500 | [2] | 2,043,750 | [2]
Total goodwill and intangible assets, Gross | 29,731,244 |  | 29,731,244 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total goodwill and intangible assets, Net Book Value | $ 15,592,337 |  | $ 15,832,149 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | CELLECTRA® and GHRH are developed technologies which were recorded from the acquisition of VGX.
[2] | Other intangible assets represent the fair value of acquired intellectual property from the Inovio AS acquisition.
[3] | Goodwill was recorded from the Inovio AS acquisition in January 2005 and from the acquisition of VGX in June 2009 for $3.9 million and $6.2 million, respectively.

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