Share-Based Payments - Schedule of Stock Option Activity (Details) - Precigen Stock Option Plans - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Number of Shares
Balances at beginning of period (in shares)	12,260,187	11,255,896	9,022,282
Granted (in shares)	4,451,890	2,058,820	5,693,498
Exercised (in shares)	(375)	(127,883)	(30,061)
Forfeited (in shares)	(567,179)	(305,293)	(976,324)
Expired (in shares)	(943,247)	(621,353)	(2,453,499)
Balances at period end (in shares)	15,201,276	12,260,187	11,255,896	9,022,282
Weighted Average Exercise Price (usd per share)
Balances at beginning of period (in usd per share)	$ 14.06	$ 15.53	$ 21.94
Granted (in usd per share)	2.22	7.59	10.03
Exercised (in usd per share)	(2.28)	(4.75)	(3.88)
Forfeited (in usd per share)	(5.19)	(7.02)	(15.47)
Expired (in usd per share)	(22.32)	(24.61)	(26.53)
Balances at period end (in usd per share)	$ 10.41	14.06	$ 15.53	$ 21.94
Additional Disclosures
Exercisable at period end (in shares)	8,559,359
Options exercisable, weighted average exercise price (in usd per share)	$ 13.58	$ 16.69
Balances at period end, weighted average remaining contractual period	6 years 10 months 13 days	6 years 9 months 14 days	7 years 3 months	6 years 1 month 6 days
Exercisable at period end, weighted average remaining contractual period	5 years 9 months