Contractual Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions			1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 16, 2019 lawsuit	Jan. 20, 2017 USD ($) former_employee	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019	May 31, 2018 former_employee	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 former_employee	Dec. 06, 2018 lawsuit	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Rent expense						$ 0.4	$ 0.3
Estimated litigation liability						$ 16.4
Shareholder Derivative Suits
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of shareholder derivative actions | lawsuit									3
Securities Class Action
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of class actions | lawsuit	2
Department of Veterans' Affairs Office of the Inspector General's Investigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of former VA employees | former_employee					3
Prosecution deferral period				18 months
Kruchoski et. al. v. Mimedx Group, Inc.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of former employees | former_employee		2
Litigation settlement		$ 6.5
Standby Letters of Credit
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Standby letters of credit										$ 0.1
Minimum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Lease expiration period						3 years
Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Lease expiration period						3 years 6 months
Subsequent Event | SEC Investigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Legal settlements paid			$ 1.5
Subsequent Event | Department of Veterans' Affairs Office of the Inspector General's Investigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of former VA employees who completed pretrial diversion program | former_employee								2