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Stock-based Compensation (Details Textual) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 84 Months Ended
Jul. 17, 2014
Jan. 17, 2014
Nov. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Share Based Compensation [Line Items]            
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense         $ 8.7us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense  
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues   5,101,366us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues 5,630,208us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues 316,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues    
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition         2 years  
Warrants Issued During Period 2,325,467nwbo_WarrantsIssuedDuringPeriod         14,261,000nwbo_WarrantsIssuedDuringPeriod
Warrants Expiration Period 5 years          
Warrants Initial Exercise Price $ 4.00nwbo_WarrantsInitialExercisePrice          
Investment Warrants, Exercise Price $ 3.08invest_InvestmentWarrantsExercisePrice   $ 6.00invest_InvestmentWarrantsExercisePrice $ 4.29invest_InvestmentWarrantsExercisePrice $ 3.80invest_InvestmentWarrantsExercisePrice  
Lock Up Agreement Description         The Company also entered into a Lock-Up Agreement with Cognate BioServices on January 17, 2014, under which Cognate BioServices agreed to have all of the shares that are issued as part of the Cognate BioServices Agreements (“Lock-Up Shares”) locked up for up to 36 months, in return for 15% warrant coverage for each 6-month period of lock-up, on the same terms as the warrants in the Cognate BioServices Agreements. During the lock-ups, the Lock-Up Shares may not be sold or traded on the market. These lock-up terms are subject to the same most favored nation treatment as provided in the Cognate BioServices Agreements, as described in Note 1.