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Collaborative Agreements (Details) - Collaborative Arrangement, Product [Member] $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 07, 2015 USD ($) product	Nov. 14, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Upfront payment received			$ 10,000
INO-3112 [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Revenue recognized	$ 15,000
License To Research Collaboration Products [Member] \| Nonsoftware License Arrangement [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Deferred revenue, additions	12,500
INO 5150 [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Revenue recognized			5,000
INO 1800 [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Revenue recognized			3,400
Option Right [Member] \| Nonsoftware License Arrangement [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Deferred revenue, additions			1,500
Joint Steering Committee Obligation [Member] \| Nonsoftware License Arrangement [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Deferred revenue, additions			155
MedImmune [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Upfront payment received	27,500
Anticipated development and regulatory event based payment receivable milestones	$ 700,000
Number of additional products to be developed \| product	2
Deferred revenue				$ 12,500	$ 12,500
Accounts receivable				140	140
Hoffman-La Roche [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Upfront payment received			10,000
Anticipated development and regulatory event based payment receivable milestones			$ 3,000
Length of period after date of product first commercial sale to determine agreement in effect terms			10 years
Previously deferred revenue recognized				1,300	9,900
Revenue under collaborative research and development arrangements					3,000
Deferred revenue				313	313
Accounts receivable				$ 3,000	$ 3,000
Hoffman-La Roche [Member] \| INO 5150 [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Days subsequent to termination notice effective		90 days