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Collaboration Agreement - Additional Information (Detail)

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