Axogen, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Public Offering of Common Stock (Details)

Public Offering of Common Stock (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands						12 Months Ended
	May 11, 2018 USD ($)	May 08, 2018 $ / shares shares	Nov. 16, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 13, 2016 USD ($) shares	Oct. 07, 2016 item $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Shares of common stock sold						38,900,875	34,350,329
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock \| $						$ 132,964	$ 15,891	$ 18,767
October 2016 Offering
Shares of common stock sold				2,683,334	2,333,334
Public offering price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 7.50
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock \| $				$ 18,674
November 2017 Offering
Shares of common stock sold			700,000
Public offering price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 21.00
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock \| $			$ 15,655
November 2017 Offering \| ESSEX
Shares of common stock sold			1,000,000
May 2018 Offering
Shares of common stock sold		3,000,000
Public offering price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 41.00
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock \| $	$ 132,707
Directors and officers \| October 2016 Offering
Shares of common stock sold					33,000
Number of directors and officers who purchased common stock \| item					5
Underwriter \| October 2016 Offering
Shares of common stock sold					350,000
Number Of Days To Underwriter To Purchase Additional Common Shares					30 days
Underwriter \| November 2017 Offering
Shares of common stock sold			255,000
Number Of Days To Underwriter To Purchase Additional Common Shares			30 days
Underwriter \| May 2018 Offering
Shares of common stock sold		450,000
Number Of Days To Underwriter To Purchase Additional Common Shares		30 days