Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stock Options (Details)

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Stock Options (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Sep. 27, 2011
Stock Option disclosures        
Share-based compensation expense $ 956,449us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 671,887us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense    
Additional option disclosures        
Total future stock compensation expense related to nonvested awards 2,120,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized      
Weighted average period of recognition of future stock compensation expense 2 years 2 months 9 days      
Stock options        
Stock option activity        
Options, Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares) 1,969,492us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
1,799,991us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
   
Options, Granted (in shares) 935,750us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
261,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
   
Options, Forfeited (in shares) (44,023)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
(58,843)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
   
Options, Exercised (in shares) (117,401)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
(32,656)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
   
Options, Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares) 2,743,818us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
1,969,492us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
1,799,991us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
 
Options, Exercisable (in shares) 1,584,326us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
     
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share) $ 2.68us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
$ 2.54us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
   
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Granted (in dollars per share) $ 3.57us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
$ 3.72us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
   
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Forfeited (in dollars per share) $ (3.78)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
$ (3.48)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
   
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised (in dollars per share) $ (1.16)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
$ (2.25)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
   
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share) $ 3.03us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
$ 2.68us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
$ 2.54us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercisable (in dollars per share) $ 2.78us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
     
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term, Outstanding 5 years 11 months 9 days 6 years 7 months 10 days 7 years 7 months 28 days  
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term, Exercisable 5 years 6 months 26 days      
Additional option disclosures        
Average fair value of options granted $ 3.57us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
$ 3.72us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
   
Intrinsic value of options exercised 266,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
48,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
   
Intrinsic value of options outstanding 1,535,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
3,571,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
   
Intrinsic value of options exercisable $ 2,487,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
$ 1,278,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_EmployeeConsultantsAndDirectorsStockOptionsMember
   
Stock options | Minimum        
Stock Option disclosures        
Option term   7 years    
Stock options | Maximum        
Stock Option disclosures        
Option term   10 years    
Employee options | Every six months        
Stock Option disclosures        
Vesting percentage   12.50%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= axgn_SixMonthVestingMember
   
Vesting period   4 years    
Directors and officers options        
Stock Option disclosures        
Vesting period   0 years    
Directors and officers options | Quarterly        
Stock Option disclosures        
Vesting percentage   25.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= axgn_DirectorsAndOfficersStockOptionsMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= axgn_QuarterlyVestingMember
   
Vesting period   1 year    
Consultants options | Minimum        
Stock Option disclosures        
Vesting period   3 years    
Consultants options | Maximum        
Stock Option disclosures        
Vesting period   10 years    
AxoGen Plan        
Stock Option disclosures        
Number of additional shares of common stock authorized for issuance 750,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfAdditionalSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= axgn_AxoGen2010StockIncentivePlanMember
    2,300,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfAdditionalSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= axgn_AxoGen2010StockIncentivePlanMember
Shares authorized for issuance 3,500,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= axgn_AxoGen2010StockIncentivePlanMember