Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Lease payments due minimum amount | $						$ 22,722
Office Space
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Area of leased space				22,000
Lease expiration period	2023-06			2022-06
Lease payments due minimum amount | $	$ 15,000			$ 10,200
Additional area of leased space	8,000
Operating lease extended term	12 months
Manufacturing Space
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Area of leased space					22,000
Lease expiration period					2017-05
Lease payments due minimum amount | $			$ 7,300		$ 900
Additional area of leased space			17,000
Lease period			10 years
Research and Development Laboratory Space | TerraVia, Inc.
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Area of leased space		8,983
Lease payments due minimum amount | $		$ 600
Lease period		2 years