Fair Value Measurements - Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value (Details) (Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Level 1 [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	$ 119,270	$ 26,952
Level 2 [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	34,204	2,692
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	(25)	10
Level 3 [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	2,040	2,040
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	174,367	30,159
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	155,514	31,684
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	174,342	30,169
Forward contracts [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	(25)	10
Forward contracts [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	(25)	10
Embedded conversion option [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	99,823
Embedded conversion option [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	99,823
Deferred acquisition payments, net of discount [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	5,335	10,103
Deferred acquisition payments, net of discount [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	5,335	10,103
Contingent consideration [Member] | CURNA [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	549	510
Contingent consideration [Member] | CURNA [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	549	510
Contingent consideration [Member] | Opko Diagnostics [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	12,976	12,974
Contingent consideration [Member] | Opko Diagnostics [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	12,976	12,974
Contingent consideration [Member] | FineTech [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	2,862	5,262
Contingent consideration [Member] | FineTech [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	2,862	5,262
Contingent consideration [Member] | Cytochroma [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	51,447
Contingent consideration [Member] | Cytochroma [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	51,447
Contingent consideration [Member] | Farmadiet [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	1,375	1,310
Contingent consideration [Member] | Farmadiet [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Liabilities:
Total liabilities	1,375	1,310
Money market funds [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	116,477	18,716
Money market funds [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	116,477	18,716
US Treasury Securities [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	0
US Treasury Securities [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	25,004
US Treasury Securities [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	25,004
Certificates of Deposit [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	827	820
Certificates of Deposit [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	827	820
Notes Receivable [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	6,755
Notes Receivable [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	6,755
Common Stock [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	2,793	8,236
Common Stock [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	2,793	8,236
BZNE Note and conversion feature [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	2,040	2,040
BZNE Note and conversion feature [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	2,040	2,040
Neovasc common stock options [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	1,618	1,394
Neovasc common stock options [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Assets:
Total assets	1,618	1,394
Neovasc common stock warrants [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Assets:
Total assets		478
Neovasc common stock warrants [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Assets:
Total assets		$ 478