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Consolidated Statements of Equity (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data
Total
Common Stock [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Accumulated Deficit [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
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$ 58,901us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Issuance of common stock for exclusive channel collaboration agreement 7,814syn_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueForExclusiveChannelCollaborationAgreement 3syn_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueForExclusiveChannelCollaborationAgreement
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7,811syn_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueForExclusiveChannelCollaborationAgreement
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0syn_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueForExclusiveChannelCollaborationAgreement
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Issuance of common stock for exclusive channel collaboration agreement (in shares)   3,552,210syn_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesForExclusiveChannelCollaborationAgreement
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Issuance of common stock for acquisition of program assets 1,169us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions 1us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions
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1,168us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions
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Issuance of common stock for stock options and warrants exercised 2,082syn_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsAndWarrantsExercised 2syn_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsAndWarrantsExercised
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2,080syn_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsAndWarrantsExercised
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Issuance of common stock for stock options and warrants exercised (in shares)   2,143,018syn_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsAndWarrantsExercised
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Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs 10,120us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues 7us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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10,113us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs (in shares)   6,750,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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0us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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0us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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81,925us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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12,180us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs (in shares)   13,225,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Issuance of common stock for exercise of stock options 232us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised 1us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised
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231us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised
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0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised
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0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised
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Issuance of common stock for exercise of stock options (in shares)   291,667us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
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Issuance of common stock for license agreement 425syn_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueLicenseAgreement 0syn_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueLicenseAgreement
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425syn_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueLicenseAgreement
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0syn_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueLicenseAgreement
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Issuance of common stock for license agreement (in shares)   334,911syn_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesLicenseAgreement
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Issuance of stock 1syn_StockIssuedOfDuringPeriodValueNewIssues 0syn_StockIssuedOfDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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Issuance of common stock for exercise of stock options 4us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised 0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised
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