Fair value measurement - BMS collaboration (Details)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017 $ / shares
BMS Warrants
Collaboration arrangements
Number of trading days used to calculate Volume Weighted Average Price ("VWAP")	20 days
Number of days prior to purchase or exercise used to calculate Volume Weighted Average Price ("VWAP")	5 days
Exercise price in respect of each warrant	$ 33.84
Compounded annual growth rate used to determine fair value of exercise price	10.00%
uniQure N.V. \| First Six New Targets Or Designation Of Sixth Target \| BMS
Collaboration arrangements
Ownership percentage required per agreement	14.90%
uniQure N.V. \| First Nine New Targets Or Designation Of Ninth Target \| BMS
Collaboration arrangements
Ownership percentage required per agreement	19.90%

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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(i)(4))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690

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