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Stockholders Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Common Stock
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares sold		6,340,771	6,340,771	9,179,500
Pre-Funded Warrants
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase shares of common stock		2,548,117
Warrants exercise price per share		$ 9.00
Warrants exercise price per share paid at closing of offering		8.99
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Exercise price of warrants, per share	$ 9.00	9.00	$ 9.00
Warrants exercise price per share		$ 9.00
Proceeds from issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants	$ 79.9	$ 79.9
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. \| Common Stock
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares sold	6,340,771	6,340,771
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. \| Pre-Funded Warrants \| Maximum
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Unbeneficial percentage of ownership after exercise of common stock outstanding effect to issuance			19.99%
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. \| Pre-Funded Warrants
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase shares of common stock	2,548,117	2,548,117	2,548,117
Warrants exercise price per share	$ 9.00	$ 9.00	$ 9.00
Warrants exercise price per share paid at closing of offering	$ 8.99	$ 8.99	$ 8.99