Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 82,398	$ 39,038
Marketable securities	1,106	97,366
Grants and accounts receivables, net	1,696	903
Income tax receivable	1,289	1,715
Prepaid expenses and other, net	3,165	1,996
Total current assets	89,654	141,018
Property and equipment, net	12,707	7,246
Intangibles, net	64,766	3,912
Goodwill	41,548	20,626
Investments in common stock	112,008	112,008
Equity method investments	76,994	58,119
Other, net	3,909	590
Total assets	401,586	343,519
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	8,282	1,339
Accrued payroll and related	3,565	2,361
Current portion of deferred compensation	1,012	891
Accrued expenses	4,741	3,927
Current portion of deferred revenue	9,666	0
Derivative liability	0	5,520
Current portion of deferred rent	248	0
Acquisition consideration payable	48,362	12,000
Current portion of debt	209	4,835
Total current liabilities	76,085	30,873
Long-term debt	47,107	4,394
Deferred compensation	0	12
Deferred tax liabilities	53,238	49,341
Deferred revenue	134,376	110,900
Deferred rent and other	4,278	7,061
Total liabilities	315,084	202,581
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized and no shares issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 750,000,000 shares authorized and 50,882,856 and 37,771,459 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively	6	4
Additional paid-in capital	303,865	184,898
Accumulated other comprehensive income	(118)	73,579
Accumulated deficit	(174,252)	(113,329)
Treasury stock, 7,568,182 shares and no shares at cost at December 31, 2016, and 2015, respectively	(49,464)	0
Total Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. stockholders' equity	80,037	145,152
Noncontrolling interests	6,465	(4,214)
Total equity	86,502	140,938
Total liabilities and equity	$ 401,586	$ 343,519