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Organization and Description of Business	3 Months Ended
Organization and Description of Business	Mar. 31, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization and Description of Business	Organization and Description of Business NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, NGM Biopharmaceuticals Australia Pty Ltd., collectively referred to as the Company, is focused on discovering and developing novel, potentially life-changing medicines based on scientific understanding of key biological pathways underlying cancer, retinal diseases and liver and metabolic diseases. The Company’s robust portfolio of product candidates range from early discovery to Phase 2b development and include NGM707, NGM831, NGM438, NGM120, NGM621, aldafermin and MK-3655 in active development. The Company has additional programs that are in various stages of development ranging from functional validation to preclinical development. The Company was incorporated in Delaware in December 2007 and commenced operations in 2008. The Company's headquarters are located at 333 Oyster Point Blvd., South San Francisco, California 94080.