Cover - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Cover - USD ($)	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

MARRONE BIO INNOVATIONS INC 10-K/A