Share-Based Payments - Schedule of Stock Option Activity (Details) - Precigen Stock Option Plans - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Number of Shares
Balances at beginning of period (in shares)	11,255,896	9,022,282	11,093,063
Granted (in shares)	2,058,820	5,693,498	1,556,575
Exercised (in shares)	(127,883)	(30,061)	(19,887)
Forfeited (in shares)	(305,293)	(976,324)	(1,236,326)
Expired (in shares)	(621,353)	(2,453,499)	(2,371,143)
Balances at period end (in shares)	12,260,187	11,255,896	9,022,282	11,093,063
Weighted Average Exercise Price (usd per share)
Balances at beginning of period (in usd per share)	$ 15.53	$ 21.94	$ 27.95
Granted (in usd per share)	7.59	10.03	6.52
Exercised (in usd per share)	(4.75)	(3.88)	(3.17)
Forfeited (in usd per share)	(7.02)	(15.47)	(24.92)
Expired (in usd per share)	(24.61)	(26.53)	(38.53)
Balances at period end (in usd per share)	$ 14.06	15.53	$ 21.94	$ 27.95
Additional Disclosures
Exercisable at period end (in shares)	7,078,840
Options exercisable, weighted average exercise price (in usd per share)	$ 16.69	$ 19.61
Balances at period end, weighted average remaining contractual period	6 years 9 months 14 days	7 years 3 months	6 years 1 month 6 days	6 years 9 months 21 days
Exercisable at period end, weighted average remaining contractual period	5 years 7 months 2 days