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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)
3 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Brazilian Development Bank
USD ($)
Feb. 28, 2013
Brazilian Development Bank
BRL
Jan. 31, 2013
Archer Daniels Midland Extension Warrant
Mar. 31, 2015
Solazyme Bunge JV
USD ($)
Apr. 02, 2012
Solazyme Bunge JV
May 31, 2011
Solazyme Bunge JV
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2014
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2013
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
USD ($)
Nov. 03, 2010
Roquette Freres Sa
Solazyme Roquette Joint Venture
Nov. 03, 2010
Parent Company
Solazyme Roquette Joint Venture
Apr. 02, 2012
Parent Company
Solazyme Bunge JV
Feb. 19, 2015
Roquette Arbitration [Member]
Pending Litigation
USD ($)
Feb. 12, 2015
Delaware
Second Roquette Action
Pending Litigation
action
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]                                  
Deferred rent asset $ 4,000,000us-gaap_DeferredRentReceivablesNetNoncurrent   $ 2,500,000us-gaap_DeferredRentReceivablesNetNoncurrent                            
Warrant granted to purchase shares of common stock                 1,000,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= szym_SolazymeBungeJvMember
    500,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
/ us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis
= szym_ArcherDanielsMidlandCompanyMember
         
Additional warrants to be granted under extension of contract           500,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightUnissued
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= szym_ArcherDanielsMidlandExtensionWarrantMember
                     
Warrant exercise price per share                 $ 13.50us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= szym_SolazymeBungeJvMember
    $ 7.17us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
/ us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis
= szym_ArcherDanielsMidlandCompanyMember
         
Rent expense 2,800,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense 2,600,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense               21,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense
/ us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis
= szym_ArcherDanielsMidlandCompanyMember
200,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense
/ us-gaap_TypeOfArrangementAxis
= szym_ArcherDanielsMidlandCompanyMember
           
Non-cancelable purchase obligations 500,000us-gaap_PurchaseObligation                                
Maximum borrowing capacity       75,500,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= szym_BrazilianDevelopmentBankMember
245,700,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= szym_BrazilianDevelopmentBankMember
                       
Loan guarantee             0szym_CorporateLoanGuarantee
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= szym_SolazymeBungeJvMember
                   
Payments for legal settlements                               $ 2,300,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= szym_RoquetteArbitrationMember
/ us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis
= us-gaap_PendingLitigationMember
 
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage               49.90%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= szym_SolazymeBungeJvMember
        50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= szym_RoquetteFreresSaMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= szym_SolazymeRoquetteJointVentureMember
50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= szym_SolazymeRoquetteJointVentureMember
50.10%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= szym_SolazymeBungeJvMember
   
Loss Contingency, Number of Action Consolidated                                 2szym_LossContingencyNumberofActionConsolidated
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= szym_SecondRoquetteActionMember
/ us-gaap_LitigationStatusAxis
= us-gaap_PendingLitigationMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= stpr_DE