Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Notes Payable (Details 2)

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Notes Payable (Details 2) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 2 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Nov. 12, 2014
Oct. 05, 2012
Aug. 14, 2012
Oct. 05, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Note Payable                
Interest expense $ 994,748us-gaap_InterestExpense $ 1,191,317us-gaap_InterestExpense            
Revenue Interest Purchase Agreement | Three Peaks                
Note Payable                
Royalty percentage on net revenue 3.75%axgn_RoyaltyPercentageOfNetRevenue
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= axgn_ThreePeaksCapitalMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_RevenueInterestPurchaseAgreementMember
  3.75%axgn_RoyaltyPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_ThreePeaksCapitalMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_RevenueInterestPurchaseAgreementMember
      3.75%axgn_RoyaltyPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_ThreePeaksCapitalMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_RevenueInterestPurchaseAgreementMember
3.75%axgn_RoyaltyPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_ThreePeaksCapitalMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_RevenueInterestPurchaseAgreementMember
Minimum annual payment amounts                
Term     10 years          
Revenue Interest Purchase Agreement | Three Peaks | Maximum                
Note Payable                
Royalty percentage on net revenue     4.80%axgn_RoyaltyPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_ThreePeaksCapitalMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_RevenueInterestPurchaseAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
         
Revenue Interest Purchase Agreement | PDL                
Note Payable                
Royalty percentage on net revenue       9.95%axgn_RoyaltyPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_PDLEquitySaleMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_RevenueInterestPurchaseAgreementMember
  9.95%axgn_RoyaltyPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_PDLEquitySaleMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_RevenueInterestPurchaseAgreementMember
   
Payment to extinguish royalty contract     30,300,000axgn_PaymentToExtinguishRoyaltyContract
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_PDLEquitySaleMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_RevenueInterestPurchaseAgreementMember
         
Obligation under royalty contract 0axgn_ObligationUnderRoyaltyContract
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_PDLEquitySaleMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_RevenueInterestPurchaseAgreementMember
             
Minimum annual payment amounts                
Term       8 years        
Internal rate of return on funded amount             20.00%axgn_PutOptionRequiredInternalRateOfReturnPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_PDLEquitySaleMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_RevenueInterestPurchaseAgreementMember
20.00%axgn_PutOptionRequiredInternalRateOfReturnPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_PDLEquitySaleMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_RevenueInterestPurchaseAgreementMember
Funded amount       19,050,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_PDLEquitySaleMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_RevenueInterestPurchaseAgreementMember
1,750,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_PDLEquitySaleMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_RevenueInterestPurchaseAgreementMember
20,800,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_PDLEquitySaleMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_RevenueInterestPurchaseAgreementMember
   
Revenue Interest Purchase Agreement | PDL | Minimum                
Note Payable                
Payment amount             1,300,000axgn_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipalAndInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_PDLEquitySaleMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_RevenueInterestPurchaseAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
 
Revenue Interest Purchase Agreement | PDL | Maximum                
Note Payable                
Payment amount             2,500,000axgn_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipalAndInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_PDLEquitySaleMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_RevenueInterestPurchaseAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
 
Term Loan | Three Peaks                
Note Payable                
Total debt $ 25,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_ThreePeaksCapitalMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_TermLoanMember
  25,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_ThreePeaksCapitalMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_TermLoanMember
      $ 25,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_ThreePeaksCapitalMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_TermLoanMember
$ 25,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_ThreePeaksCapitalMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_TermLoanMember
Interest rate stated (as a percent) 9.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_ThreePeaksCapitalMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_TermLoanMember
  9.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_ThreePeaksCapitalMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_TermLoanMember
      9.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_ThreePeaksCapitalMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_TermLoanMember
9.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_ThreePeaksCapitalMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_TermLoanMember
Basis spread on fixed rate, option 1 LIBOR   LIBOR         LIBOR
Basis spread on fixed rate, option 2 1.00%axgn_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnFixedRateOption2
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_ThreePeaksCapitalMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_TermLoanMember
  1.00%axgn_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnFixedRateOption2
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_ThreePeaksCapitalMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_TermLoanMember
        1.00%axgn_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnFixedRateOption2
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_ThreePeaksCapitalMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_TermLoanMember
Effective interest rate (as a percent) 10.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_ThreePeaksCapitalMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_TermLoanMember
          10.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_ThreePeaksCapitalMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_TermLoanMember
10.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= axgn_ThreePeaksCapitalMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= axgn_TermLoanMember
Minimum annual payment amounts                
Term     6 years