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Stockholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 2 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 2 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Vote
Nov. 30, 2013
Feb. 29, 2012
Jan. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2012
Apr. 30, 2014
Jul. 31, 2012
Feb. 29, 2012
Jul. 31, 2014
Apr. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jul. 31, 2014
Common Stock, Number of Shares, Par Value and Other Disclosures [Abstract]                        
Number of votes per share that common stockholders are entitled to receive 1snta_CommonStockVotingRightsNumber                      
Public Offering                        
Stockholders' Equity                        
Number of shares sold by the entity   16,100,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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8,050,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Selling price per share (in dollars per share)   $ 3.75us-gaap_SharePrice
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$ 4.40us-gaap_SharePrice
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        4.40us-gaap_SharePrice
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Net proceeds after deducting commissions and other transactions costs   $ 57.1us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity
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$ 33.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity
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Value of shares sold by the entity   60.4us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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35.4us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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Public Offering | Largest Shareholder Members Of Board Of Directors And Entities Affiliated With Directors                        
Stockholders' Equity                        
Number of shares sold by the entity   5,183,333us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Selling price per share (in dollars per share)   $ 3.75us-gaap_SharePrice
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Public Offering | Largest Shareholder and Member of Board of Directors                        
Stockholders' Equity                        
Number of shares sold by the entity     1,136,363us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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= snta_LargestShareholderAndMemberOfBoardOfDirectorsMember
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1,136,363us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Selling price per share (in dollars per share)       $ 4.40us-gaap_SharePrice
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Registered Direct Offering                        
Stockholders' Equity                        
Number of shares sold by the entity         7,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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= snta_RegisteredDirectOfferingMember
             
Selling price per share (in dollars per share)         $ 8.60us-gaap_SharePrice
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Net proceeds after deducting commissions and other transactions costs         59.8us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity
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= snta_RegisteredDirectOfferingMember
             
Registered Direct Offering | Largest Shareholder Members Of Board Of Directors And Entities Affiliated With Directors                        
Stockholders' Equity                        
Number of shares sold by the entity           1,250,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Selling price per share (in dollars per share)           $ 4.01us-gaap_SharePrice
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      $ 4.01us-gaap_SharePrice
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= snta_RegisteredDirectOfferingMember
   
Net proceeds after deducting commissions and other transactions costs           5.0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity
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= snta_LargestShareholderMembersOfBoardOfDirectorsAndEntitiesAffiliatedWithDirectorsMember
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= snta_RegisteredDirectOfferingMember
           
Registered Direct Offering | Directors Including Largest Shareholder                        
Stockholders' Equity                        
Number of shares sold by the entity         2,649,535us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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= snta_RegisteredDirectOfferingMember
  3,976,702us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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= snta_DirectorsIncludingLargestShareholderMember
/ us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis
= snta_RegisteredDirectOfferingMember
         
Selling price per share (in dollars per share)         $ 8.60us-gaap_SharePrice
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= snta_DirectorsIncludingLargestShareholderMember
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= snta_RegisteredDirectOfferingMember
  $ 6.49us-gaap_SharePrice
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= snta_RegisteredDirectOfferingMember
         
Net proceeds after deducting commissions and other transactions costs             25.8us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity
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= snta_RegisteredDirectOfferingMember
         
Public Offering-Initial Offering                        
Stockholders' Equity                        
Number of shares sold by the entity   14,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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  7,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Public Offering-Full Exercise                        
Stockholders' Equity                        
Number of shares sold by the entity   2,100,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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= snta_PublicOfferingSecondClosingMember
          1,050,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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At-The-Market Issuance Sales Agreement                        
Stockholders' Equity                        
Number of shares sold by the entity                   6,588,875us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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5,679,685us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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= snta_AtTheMarketIssuanceSalesAgreementMember
9,424,193us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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= snta_AtTheMarketIssuanceSalesAgreementMember
Net proceeds after deducting commissions and other transactions costs                   27.3us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity
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22.5us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity
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39.2us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity
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Value of shares sold by the entity                   28.0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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23.0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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40.0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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Weighted average selling price (in dollars per share)                   $ 4.25snta_WeightedAverageSellingPricePerShare
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$ 4.05snta_WeightedAverageSellingPricePerShare
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$ 4.24snta_WeightedAverageSellingPricePerShare
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Maximum aggregate offering price                 $ 50.0snta_CommonStockAggregateOfferingPrice
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  $ 27.0snta_CommonStockAggregateOfferingPrice
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MLV & Co. LLC | At-The-Market Issuance Sales Agreement | Maximum                        
Stockholders' Equity                        
Percentage of gross proceeds payable as commission 3.00%snta_PercentageOfGrossProceedsPayableAsCommission
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