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Principles of Consolidation	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Principles of Consolidation	Principles of Consolidation These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its subsidiaries. The Company consolidates its wholly-owned subsidiaries Genetronics, Inc., VGX and GENEOS Therapeutics, Inc., and records a non-controlling interest for the 15% of VGX Animal Health, Inc., a subsidiary of VGX, that it did not own as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.

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The entire disclosure for organization, consolidation and basis of presentation of financial statements disclosure.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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