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Stock Compensation Plans (Weighted-Average Underlying Assumptions Used) (Details) (Common Stock, USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Equity Incentive Plan | Stock Options
   
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Risk-free interest rate 1.70%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sqnm_EquityIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
2.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sqnm_EquityIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Volatility 92.10%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sqnm_EquityIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
94.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sqnm_EquityIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Dividend yield 0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sqnm_EquityIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sqnm_EquityIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Expected life (years) 7 years 2 months 21 days 7 years 1 month 21 days
Weighted-average grant date fair value $ 2.78us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sqnm_EquityIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
$ 1.93us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sqnm_EquityIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Employee stock purchase rights
   
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Risk-free interest rate 0.14%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sqnm_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
0.09%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sqnm_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Volatility 55.70%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sqnm_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
74.20%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sqnm_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Dividend yield 0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sqnm_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sqnm_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Expected life (years) 6 months 6 months
Weighted-average grant date fair value $ 1.07us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sqnm_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
$ 0.77us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sqnm_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember