Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Details)				12 Months Ended
	Nov. 15, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 04, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 16, 2021 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) vote $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from public offering, net of issuance costs | $				$ 0	$ 99,303,000	$ 0
Preferred stock, authorized (in shares)				200,000,000	200,000,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares				$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, issued (in shares)				0	0
Common stock, authorized (in shares)				15,800,000,000	15,800,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Dividends | $				$ 0
Class A
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock pursuant to public offering, net of issuance costs (in shares)			16,700,000
Common stock, authorized (in shares)				10,500,000,000	10,500,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares				$ 0.0001
Common stock, voting rights | vote				1
New Ginkgo Preferred Stock
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, authorized (in shares)				200,000,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares				$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, issued (in shares)				0
Preferred stock, outstanding (in shares)				0
Class B
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, authorized (in shares)				4,500,000,000	4,500,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares				$ 0.0001
Common stock, voting rights | vote				10
Class C
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, authorized (in shares)				800,000,000	800,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares				$ 0.0001
Shelf Registration Statement
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock issued for acquisitions | $		$ 500,000,000		$ 400,000,000
Underwriting Agreement
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock pursuant to public offering, net of issuance costs (in shares)	41,400,000
Shares issued, price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 2.4164
Number of shares discount, percentage	9.00%
Underwriter option exercisable term	30 days
Additional shares issued (in shares)	6,200,000
Proceeds from public offering, net of issuance costs | $	$ 98,900,000