Cover
| Cover - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended | ||
| Dec. 31, 2021 | Mar. 25, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2021 | |
| Cover [Abstract] | |||
| Document Type | 10-K/A | ||
| Amendment Flag | true | ||
| Amendment Description | This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (this “Amendment”) amends Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on March 30, 2022 (the “Original Filing”). This Amendment amends and restates in its entirety Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III to include the information previously omitted from the Original Filing in reliance on General Instruction G to Form 10-K. In addition, this Amendment amends Item 15 of Part IV of the Original Filing to include new certifications by our principal executive officer and principal financial officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). | ||
| Document Annual Report | true | ||
| Document Transition Report | false | ||
| Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2021 | ||
| Document Fiscal Period Focus | FY | ||
| Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2021 | ||
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | ||
| Entity File Number | 001-36030 | ||
| Entity Registrant Name | Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. | ||
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001441693 | ||
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 20-5137161 | ||
| Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE | ||
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 7780-420 Brier Creek Parkway | ||
| Entity Address, City or Town | Raleigh | ||
| Entity Address, State or Province | NC | ||
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 27617 | ||
| City Area Code | (530) | ||
| Local Phone Number | 750-2800 | ||
| Title of 12(b) Security | Common Stock, $0.00001 par value | ||
| Trading Symbol | MBII | ||
| Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ | ||
| Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | No | ||
| Entity Voluntary Filers | No | ||
| Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes | ||
| Entity Interactive Data Current | Yes | ||
| Entity Filer Category | Non-accelerated Filer | ||
| Entity Small Business | true | ||
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false | ||
| Entity Shell Company | false | ||
| Entity Public Float | $ 105,751,347 | ||
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 182,274,641 | ||
| Documents Incorporated by Reference [Text Block] | None. | ||
| ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag | false | ||
| Auditor Firm ID | 688 | ||
| Auditor Name | Marcum, LLP | ||
| Auditor Location | San Francisco, CA |