Inogen, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- General (Policies)
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Details)

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Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Patient setup video, Website development, redesign and commercials	Jun. 30, 2014 Patient setup video, Website development, redesign and commercials	Jun. 30, 2014 Comfort Life Medical, LLC	Dec. 31, 2008 Comfort Life Medical, LLC	Dec. 31, 2011 Air Products & Chemicals	Dec. 31, 2009 Air Products & Chemicals Patents	Jun. 30, 2014 Air Products & Chemicals	Jun. 30, 2013 Air Products & Chemicals	Jun. 30, 2014 Air Products & Chemicals	Jun. 30, 2013 Air Products & Chemicals	Dec. 31, 2011 Breathe Oxygen Services, LLC.	Jun. 30, 2014 Breathe Oxygen Services, LLC.	Jun. 30, 2013 Breathe Oxygen Services, LLC.	Jun. 30, 2014 Breathe Oxygen Services, LLC.	Jun. 30, 2013 Breathe Oxygen Services, LLC.
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquisition of intangible asset								$ 92		$ 250					$ 66
Estimated useful life of intangible asset			2 years				10 years						5 years		10 years
Number of patents										4
Increase in long term liability										250
Purchased additional patents									650
Impairments											0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Cost incurred for advertising					11	180
Amortization of intangible assets	$ 41	$ 67	$ 80	$ 135

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Costs incurred and are directly related to generating advertising revenues.

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