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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for milestone payments. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

No definition available.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and due after one year (or beyond the operating cycle if longer) for milestone payments.

No definition available.

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Represents the annual minimum royalties payable under arrangement other than collaborative.

No definition available.

Name:	ymab_ArrangementOtherThanCollaborativeAnnualMinimumRoyaltiesPayable
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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
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Period Type:	instant

Represents the annual minimum royalties payable from tenth anniversary under arrangement other than collaborative.

No definition available.

Name:	ymab_ArrangementOtherThanCollaborativeAnnualMinimumRoyaltiesPayableFromTenthAnniversary
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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
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Represents the clinical and regulatory milestone payments potentially due under arrangement other than collaborative.

No definition available.

Name:	ymab_ArrangementOtherThanCollaborativeClinicalAndRegulatoryMilestonePaymentsDue
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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
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Period Type:	instant

Amount charged for clinical milestone expense during the period under arrangement other than collaborative.

No definition available.

Name:	ymab_ArrangementOtherThanCollaborativeClinicalMilestoneExpense
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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
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Period Type:	duration

Amount paid during the period for clinical milestones under arrangement other than collaborative.

No definition available.

Name:	ymab_ArrangementOtherThanCollaborativeClinicalMilestonePayment
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Period Type:	duration

Represents the sales based milestones payments potentially due under arrangement other than collaborative.

No definition available.