Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Aug. 08, 2013
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q/A
Amendment Flag	true
AmendmentDescription	We are filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A (the “Amended Filing”) to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the six-months ended June 30, 2013 originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on August 12, 2013 (the “Original Filing”) to restate our financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 to record a non-cash deemed dividend of approximately $2.48 million related to a beneficial conversion feature present in the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share, which was issued in April 2013, and to update the related disclosures in the Original Filing.
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Registrant Name	OXIGENE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000908259
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		2,638,833