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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2006 Claim | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2013 NeuroSpheres [Member] | Sep. 30, 2010 Caliper Life Sciences, Inc [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Caliper Life Sciences, Inc [Member] | Dec. 31, 2010 BMR-Gateway Boulevard LLC [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 BMR-Gateway Boulevard LLC [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 BMR-Gateway Boulevard LLC [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2013 Prologis, L.P [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Prologis, L.P [Member] USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2013 Stem Cell Sciences (U.K.) Ltd [Member] GBP (£)
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the issuance of industrial revenue bonds |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate for remaining bond series |  | 9.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding principal |  | 125,000 | 331,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period of maturity |  | 2014-08 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of lease |  | 15 years |  |  | 2 years |  | 11 years 6 months |  |  | 10 years |  | 3 years
Rent over term of lease |  | 1,165,000 |  |  | 1,081,000 |  | 17,869,000 |  |  | 3,497,000 |  |
Lease term expires |  | Jun. 30, 2013 |  |  |  | Sep. 30, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred rent under sublease agreement |  | 34,366 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,434,000 | 1,389,000 |  | 391,000 |
Rental payments under the existing lease |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 53,000
Number of patients violate claims of Neuralstem's activities | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued |  |  |  | 139,548 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 139,548

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