Basis of Presentation and Recently Issued Accounting Standards (Policies)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Basis of Presentation and Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Basis of Presentation	1. Basis of Presentation and Recently Issued Accounting Standards Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of MacroGenics, Inc. (the Company) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for interim financial information. The financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that the management of the Company believes are necessary for a fair presentation of the periods presented. These interim financial results are not necessarily indicative of results expected for the full fiscal year or for any subsequent interim period. The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of MacroGenics, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, MacroGenics UK Limited. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. These consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 29, 2016. There have been no material changes to the significant accounting policies previously disclosed in the Company's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K other than the adoption of ASU No. 2015-17, Income Taxes, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes, as disclosed in the Recently Issued Accounting Standards section below. The new guidance requires all deferred tax assets and liabilities to be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet.

1. Basis of Presentation and Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of MacroGenics, Inc. (the Company) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for interim financial information. The financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that the management of the Company believes are necessary for a fair presentation of the periods presented. These interim financial results are not necessarily indicative of results expected for the full fiscal year or for any subsequent interim period.

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of MacroGenics, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, MacroGenics UK Limited. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. These consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 29, 2016.

There have been no material changes to the significant accounting policies previously disclosed in the Company's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K other than the adoption of ASU No. 2015-17, Income Taxes, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes, as disclosed in the Recently Issued Accounting Standards section below. The new guidance requires all deferred tax assets and liabilities to be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet.