Collaboration Agreement - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Apr. 24, 2015
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Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] |
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Amounts receivable |
$ 1,559,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
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$ 5,676,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
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Subsequent Event |
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Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] |
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Proceeds From Advance reimbursement research and development |
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27,000,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionDueFromToRelatedParty / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
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Hold-back and third-party expense |
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3,800,000ogxi_TransactionFromRelatedPartyHoldAmountWithOtherExpensesIncurredWithRelatedParty / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
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Subsequent Event | Collaborative Arrangement |
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Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] |
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Hold-back and third-party expense |
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3,000,000ogxi_TransactionFromRelatedPartyHoldAmountWithOtherExpensesIncurredWithRelatedParty / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember / us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis = us-gaap_CollaborativeArrangementMember
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. [Member] |
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Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] |
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Maximum cost exposure if third-party agreements discovered after the termination date |
100,000ogxi_RelatedPartyTransactionAmountsOfPossibleMaximumCostExposureSubsequentToTerminationOfCollaborationAgreement / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = ogxi_TevaPharmaceuticalIndustriesMember
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Receivables for unbilled expense reimbursement |
1,400,000ogxi_ReceivablesForUnbilledExpenseReimbursement / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = ogxi_TevaPharmaceuticalIndustriesMember
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Amounts receivable |
1,600,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = ogxi_TevaPharmaceuticalIndustriesMember
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. [Member] | Collaborative Arrangement |
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Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] |
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Direct and indirect costs incurred |
30,000,000ogxi_DirectAndIndirectCostsIncurred / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = ogxi_TevaPharmaceuticalIndustriesMember / us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis = us-gaap_CollaborativeArrangementMember
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Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [Member] | Collaborative Arrangement | Maximum |
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Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] |
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Percentage of milestone payments required to be paid to third party |
30.00%ogxi_PercentageOfMilestonePaymentsRequiredToBePaidToThirdParty / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = ogxi_IsisPharmaceuticalsMember / us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis = us-gaap_CollaborativeArrangementMember
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Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. and University of British Columbia [Member] |
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Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] |
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Milestone payment due |
20,000,000ogxi_MilestonePaymentDue / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = ogxi_IsisPharmaceuticalsIncAndUniversityOfBritishColumbiaMember
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Period of milestone payment |
21 days
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Reserve for contingency of non payment of non-royalty milestone amount |
20,000,000ogxi_ReserveForContingencyOfNonPaymentOfNonRoyaltyMilestoneAmount / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = ogxi_IsisPharmaceuticalsIncAndUniversityOfBritishColumbiaMember
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Milestone payment made |
10,000,000ogxi_MilestonePaymentMade / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = ogxi_IsisPharmaceuticalsIncAndUniversityOfBritishColumbiaMember
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Balance amount of milestone payment |
10,000,000ogxi_BalanceAmountOfMilestonePayment / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = ogxi_IsisPharmaceuticalsIncAndUniversityOfBritishColumbiaMember
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Balance in advanced reimbursement of development activities |
$ 30,000,000ogxi_BalanceInAdvancedReimbursementOfDevelopmentActivities / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = ogxi_IsisPharmaceuticalsIncAndUniversityOfBritishColumbiaMember
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Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. and University of British Columbia [Member] | Collaborative Arrangement | Maximum |
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Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] |
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Percentage of net sales required to be paid as royalty to third party |
8.00%ogxi_PercentageOfNetSalesRequiredToBePaidAsRoyaltyToThirdParty / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = ogxi_IsisPharmaceuticalsIncAndUniversityOfBritishColumbiaMember / us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis = us-gaap_CollaborativeArrangementMember
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Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. and University of British Columbia [Member] | Collaborative Arrangement | Minimum [Member] |
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Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] |
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Percentage of net sales required to be paid as royalty to third party |
4.00%ogxi_PercentageOfNetSalesRequiredToBePaidAsRoyaltyToThirdParty / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = ogxi_IsisPharmaceuticalsIncAndUniversityOfBritishColumbiaMember / us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis = us-gaap_CollaborativeArrangementMember
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