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The maximum amount of payments receivable for commercialization milestones under the collaboration agreement.

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The maximum amount of payments receivable for license fees and substantive milestones under the collaboration agreement.

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The next potential milestone payment to be earned under the collaboration agreement.

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The number of separate performance obligations under the collaboration agreement.

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The amount of consideration the Company is eligible to earn under the collaboration agreement, including any variable consideration.

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The amount of upfront payments received during the period under the collaboration agreement.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($) PerformanceObligation	May 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) PerformanceObligation	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2015 PerformanceObligation
Collaborative Arrangement and Licensing Agreement [Abstract]
Number of separate performance obligations \| PerformanceObligation							1
Revenue earned			$ 144,419	$ 115,800
Deferred revenue						$ 233,362
Licensing and Other Royalty Revenue [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Licensing Agreement [Abstract]
Revenue earned			942	2,590
R&D Revenue Under Collaborative Agreements [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Licensing Agreement [Abstract]
Revenue earned			102,396	$ 107,999
Bayer [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Licensing Agreement [Abstract]
Maximum amount of payments receivable for license fees and substantive milestones			385,000
Maximum amount of payments receivable for development milestones			125,000
Maximum amount of payments receivable for commercialization milestones			110,000
Cumulative payments received			175,000
Next prospective milestone			10,000
Deferred revenue			$ 8,700			$ 9,300
Bayer [Member] \| Revenue [Member] \| Strategic Partner [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Licensing Agreement [Abstract]
Concentration percentage				56.00%
Bayer [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Licensing Agreement [Abstract]
Royalty percentage received on gross margins of both drugs combined			20.00%
Bayer [Member] \| R&D Revenue Under Collaborative Agreements [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Licensing Agreement [Abstract]
Revenue earned			$ 600	$ 65,200
Bayer [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Licensing Agreement [Abstract]
Upfront payment received		$ 100,000			$ 100,000
Number of separate performance obligations \| PerformanceObligation					3
Transaction price					$ 100,000
Bayer [Member] \| IONIS-FXI [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Licensing Agreement [Abstract]
Transaction price					91,200
Revenue earned		$ 91,200
Bayer [Member] \| R&D Services for IONIS-FXI [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Licensing Agreement [Abstract]
Transaction price					4,300
Bayer [Member] \| IONIS-FXI API [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Licensing Agreement [Abstract]
Transaction price					$ 4,500
Bayer [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Licensing Agreement [Abstract]
Upfront payment received	$ 75,000
Payment received for advancing programs	$ 75,000
Number of separate performance obligations \| PerformanceObligation	2
Transaction price	$ 75,000
Bayer [Member] \| IONIS-FXI-L [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Licensing Agreement [Abstract]
Transaction price	64,900
Bayer [Member] \| R&D Services for IONIS-FXI-L [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Licensing Agreement [Abstract]
Transaction price	$ 10,100