Class A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock - Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2014 $ / shares shares
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Volume weighted average price per share | $ / shares	$ 8.00
Temporary equity redemption description	At any time, and from time to time, we may redeem for cash all, or any portion of, the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock at a price per share equal to the then effective Liquidation Preference, provided the aggregate amount redeemed at such time is not less than (a) from the Original Issue Date until the fourth anniversary thereof, $10.0 million and (b) thereafter, $5.0 million, and in each case only in $1.0 million increments above such amounts.
Temporary equity redemption amount until forth anniversary	$ 10,000
Temporary equity redemption amount forth anniversary thereafter	5,000
Temporary equity redemption amount forth anniversary increments above redemption value	$ 1,000
Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Temporary equity, shares issued | shares	14,666,667	14,666,667	0
Temporary equity, face value | $ / shares	$ 0.01	$ 7.50	$ 0.01
Temporary equity, liquidation value		$ 110,000
Temporary equity, fair value	$ 73,200	$ 73,200
Temporary equity issued, price per share | $ / shares		$ 4.99
Temporary equity issue discount	$ 36,800	$ 36,800
Additional preferred stock to be issued | shares	10,775,454
Temporary equity, liquidation preference per share | $ / shares	$ 7.50
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio	1.0
Temporary equity, ten year liquidation value	$ 190,816
Temporary equity, effective interest rate	10.06%
Temporary equity value of beneficial conversion feature	$ 44,720
Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] | Cost of Revenue [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Voting securities acquired by a holder of Series A Preferred Stock or an affiliate	50.00%
Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] | Deemed Liquidation Event Two | Maximum [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Voting rights our stockholders have immediately prior to any consolidation or merger of NeoGenomics, is less than	50.00%