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Development and License Agreements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014
Licenses Agreements [Line Items] |  |  |
Royalty payments on products | $ 0.7 us-gaap_PaymentsForRoyalties | $ 0.7 us-gaap_PaymentsForRoyalties |
Prior written notice for termination of agreement | 24 months |  |
Revenue from sale of components | 0.4 us-gaap_OtherSalesRevenueNet |  |
Payments made relating to the manufacturing of the products | 4.7 cers_PaymentForManufacturingOfEntityProducts | 4.6 cers_PaymentForManufacturingOfEntityProducts |
Amounts due from Fresenius | 1.4 us-gaap_AccountsAndNotesReceivableNet |  | 1.3 us-gaap_AccountsAndNotesReceivableNet
Fresenius |  |  |
Licenses Agreements [Line Items] |  |  |
Prior written notice for termination of agreement | 30 months |  |
Royalty |  |  |
Licenses Agreements [Line Items] |  |  |
Royalties owed | 0.5 us-gaap_AccruedRoyaltiesCurrentAndNoncurrent / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_RoyaltyAgreementsMember |  | 0.7 us-gaap_AccruedRoyaltiesCurrentAndNoncurrent / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_RoyaltyAgreementsMember
Royalty | Platelet system |  |  |
Licenses Agreements [Line Items] |  |  |
Royalty rate applied towards sale of products | 10.00%cers_RoyaltyRateAppliedTowardsSaleOfProducts / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_RoyaltyAgreementsMember / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = cers_ZeroPointOneOfProductSalesForPlateletSystemMember |  |
Royalty | Plasma system |  |  |
Licenses Agreements [Line Items] |  |  |
Royalty rate applied towards sale of products | 3.00%cers_RoyaltyRateAppliedTowardsSaleOfProducts / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_RoyaltyAgreementsMember / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = cers_ZeroPointZeroThreeOfProductSalesForPlasmaSystemMember |  |
Manufacturing Costs |  |  |
Licenses Agreements [Line Items] |  |  |
Royalties owed | $ 3.7 us-gaap_AccruedRoyaltiesCurrentAndNoncurrent / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cers_ManufacturingAndSupplyAgreementsMember |  | $ 5.1 us-gaap_AccruedRoyaltiesCurrentAndNoncurrent / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = cers_ManufacturingAndSupplyAgreementsMember

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