Intangible Assets - License Agreements (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Sales and Marketing Expense
Intangible assets
Royalty fees included in sales and marketing expense	$ 238,000	$ 153,000
License Agreements
Intangible assets
License agreements extended period	60 days
Minimum royalty of agreements	$ 12,500
Milestone fee upon receiving a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research	15,000
Milestone fee upon FDA approval	2,000
Milestone fee upon first commercial use of certain licensed technology	25,000
Milestone fee upon first use to manufacture products that utilize certain technology not currently incorporated into AxoGen products	$ 10,000
License Agreements | Minimum
Intangible assets
Royalty fees range under the license agreements	1.00%
License Agreements | Maximum
Intangible assets
Royalty fees range under the license agreements	3.00%
Royalty stack cap for royalties paid to more than one licensor for sales of the same product	3.75%