Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

General - Additional Information (Details)

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General - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2009
Feb. 20, 2014
General Disclosures [Line Items]          
Revenues $ 33,752us-gaap_Revenues $ 23,633us-gaap_Revenues      
Net income 1,572us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 888us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 6,800us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 2,600us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss  
Common stock, shares outstanding 19,282,247us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding   19,059,364us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding    
Deemed dividend on redeemable convertible preferred stock   987us-gaap_TemporaryEquityAccretionOfDividends      
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock          
General Disclosures [Line Items]          
Preferred stock outstanding 0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding
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= us-gaap_RedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember
  0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding
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= us-gaap_RedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember
   
Convertible Preferred Stock          
General Disclosures [Line Items]          
Preferred stock outstanding 0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember
  0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding
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= us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember
   
Initial Public Offering (IPO)          
General Disclosures [Line Items]          
Number of shares sold         4,511,313us-gaap_SaleOfStockNumberOfSharesIssuedInTransaction
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_IPOMember
Shares sold, price per share         $ 16.00us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_IPOMember
Amount after underwriters discount and other associated expenses         49,668ingn_AmountAfterUnderwritersDiscountAndOtherAssociatedExpense
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= us-gaap_IPOMember
Initial Public Offering (IPO) | Common stock          
General Disclosures [Line Items]          
Conversion of preferred stock, shares         14,259,647us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesIssued1
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_IPOMember
Initial Public Offering (IPO) | Stockholders          
General Disclosures [Line Items]          
Number of shares sold         981,902us-gaap_SaleOfStockNumberOfSharesIssuedInTransaction
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= ingn_StockholdersMember
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_IPOMember
Initial Public Offering (IPO) | Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock          
General Disclosures [Line Items]          
Convertible preferred stock, shares issued upon conversion         9,546,140us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesConverted1
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_RedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_IPOMember
Deemed dividend on redeemable convertible preferred stock   987us-gaap_TemporaryEquityAccretionOfDividends
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_RedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_IPOMember
     
Initial Public Offering (IPO) | Convertible Preferred Stock          
General Disclosures [Line Items]          
Convertible preferred stock, shares issued upon conversion         66,666us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesConverted1
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_IPOMember
Initial Public Offering (IPO) | Inogen, Inc.          
General Disclosures [Line Items]          
Number of shares sold         3,529,411us-gaap_SaleOfStockNumberOfSharesIssuedInTransaction
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_IPOMember
Comfort Life Medical, LLC          
General Disclosures [Line Items]          
Revenues     $ 112,500us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ingn_ComfortLifeMedicalLLCMember
$ 10,700us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ingn_ComfortLifeMedicalLLCMember
 
Non U S Revenue          
General Disclosures [Line Items]          
Concentration risk, percentage     22.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
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= ingn_NonUSRevenueMember
   
Oxygen Rentals          
General Disclosures [Line Items]          
Concentration risk, percentage     35.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ingn_OxygenRentalsMember
   
Minimum          
General Disclosures [Line Items]          
Weight of oxygen portable device 4.8ingn_WeightOfPortableOxygenDevice
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= us-gaap_MinimumMember
       
Percentage of patients using portable oxygen concentrators 5.00%ingn_PatientsUsingPortableOxygenConcentrators
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= us-gaap_MinimumMember
       
Minimum | Inogen One          
General Disclosures [Line Items]          
Number of customers       66,000ingn_NumberOfCustomers
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= ingn_InogenOneMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
 
Maximum          
General Disclosures [Line Items]          
Weight of oxygen portable device 7.0ingn_WeightOfPortableOxygenDevice
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
       
Percentage of patients using portable oxygen concentrators 7.00%ingn_PatientsUsingPortableOxygenConcentrators
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
       
Maximum | One G3          
General Disclosures [Line Items]          
Estimated battery life of portable oxygen concentrator 4 hours 30 minutes        
Maximum | One G2          
General Disclosures [Line Items]          
Estimated battery life of portable oxygen concentrator 5 hours