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Collaborative Agreements Collaborative Agreements (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Nov. 14, 2014
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Revenue under collaborative research and development arrangements	$ 1,758,108	$ 1,114,952	$ 3,107,781	$ 1,435,727	$ 822,217	$ 8,388,760	$ 14,311	$ 14,259	$ 7,416,568	$ 9,239,547	$ 82,536
Collaborative Arrangement, Product
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Upfront payment received												10,000,000
Roche \| Collaborative Arrangement, Product
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Upfront payment received												10,000,000
Anticipated development and regulatory event based payment receivable milestones												3,000,000
Commercial event based payment received												0
Length of period after date of product first commercial sale to determine agreement in effect terms												10 years
Revenue under collaborative research and development arrangements									7,400,000	9,200,000
Revenue under collaborative research and development arrangements allocated to the licenses									6,100,000	9,100,000
Revenue under collaborative research and development arrangements allocated to research and development services and manufacturing									1,300,000	84,000
Deferred revenue	3,200,000				3,400,000				3,200,000	3,400,000
INO 1800 \| Collaborative Arrangement, Product
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Revenue recognized												3,400,000
INO 5150 \| Collaborative Arrangement, Product
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Revenue recognized												5,000,000
INO 5150 \| Roche \| Collaborative Arrangement, Product
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Period after notice when termination is effective													90 days
Nonsoftware License Arrangement \| Option Right \| Collaborative Arrangement, Product
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Deferred revenue, additions												1,500,000
Nonsoftware License Arrangement \| Joint Steering Committee Obligation \| Collaborative Arrangement, Product
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Deferred revenue, additions												$ 155,000