Cover Page - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Feb. 15, 2020	Jun. 28, 2019
Cover page.
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2019
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-36042
Entity Registrant Name	PRECIGEN, INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	VA
Entity Tax Identification Number	26-0084895
Entity Address, Address Line One	20374 Seneca Meadows Parkway
Entity Address, City or Town	Germantown,
Entity Address, State or Province	MD
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	20876
City Area Code	301
Local Phone Number	556-9900
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, no par value
Trading Symbol	PGEN
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 659.7
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		169,669,195
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Portions of the registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K where indicated. Such proxy statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the registrant's fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Central Index Key	0001356090
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31