Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Aug. 07, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Lion Biotechnologies, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001425205
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		47,191,900
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015