Composition of Certain Financial Statement Captions - Changes in Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 743,348
Purchase accounting adjustments	(54,300)
Foreign exchange	2,012
Ending balance	691,060
Bio-Reference
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Purchase accounting adjustments	(54,300)
Ending balance	386,900
Pharmaceutical \| CURNA
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	4,827
Purchase accounting adjustments	0
Foreign exchange	0
Ending balance	4,827
Pharmaceutical \| EirGen
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	81,139
Purchase accounting adjustments	0
Foreign exchange	1,573
Ending balance	82,712
Pharmaceutical \| FineTech
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	11,698
Purchase accounting adjustments	0
Foreign exchange	0
Ending balance	11,698
Pharmaceutical \| OPKO Chile
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	4,517
Purchase accounting adjustments	0
Foreign exchange	309
Ending balance	4,826
Pharmaceutical \| OPKO Biologics
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	139,784
Purchase accounting adjustments	0
Foreign exchange	0
Ending balance	139,784
Pharmaceutical \| OPKO Health Europe
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	7,191
Purchase accounting adjustments	0
Foreign exchange	130
Ending balance	7,321
Pharmaceutical \| OPKO Renal
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	2,069
Purchase accounting adjustments	0
Foreign exchange	0
Ending balance	2,069
Diagnostics \| Bio-Reference
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	441,158
Purchase accounting adjustments	(54,300)
Foreign exchange	0
Ending balance	386,858
Diagnostics \| OPKO Diagnostics
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	17,977
Purchase accounting adjustments	0
Foreign exchange	0
Ending balance	17,977
Diagnostics \| OPKO Lab
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	32,988
Purchase accounting adjustments	0
Foreign exchange	0
Ending balance	$ 32,988

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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