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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2006 Claim | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Pilot Manufacturing Facility [Member] sqft | Dec. 31, 2014 Cell Processing Facility [Member] sqft | Dec. 31, 2010 BMR-Gateway Boulevard LLC [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 BMR-Gateway Boulevard LLC [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 BMR-Gateway Boulevard LLC [Member] USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2013 Prologis, L.P [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Prologis, L.P [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 Prologis, L.P [Member] USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2013 Stem Cell Sciences (U.K.) Ltd [Member] GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2014 Stem Cell Sciences (U.K.) Ltd [Member]
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the issuance of industrial revenue bonds |  | $ 5,000,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period of maturity |  | 2014-08 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility square-feet |  |  |  | 21,000 stem_AreaOfFacility / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ManufacturingFacilityMember | 3,000 stem_AreaOfFacility / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = stem_CellProcessingFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of lease |  |  |  |  |  | 11 years 6 months |  |  | 10 years |  |  | 3 years |
Rent over term of lease |  |  |  |  |  | 17,869,000 us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense / us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis = stem_BmrGatewayBoulevardLlcMember |  |  | 3,497,000 us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense / us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis = stem_PrologisLpMember |  |  |  |
Deferred rent under sublease agreement |  | 85,925 us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditCurrent | 34,366 us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditCurrent |  |  |  | 1,429,000 us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditCurrent / us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis = stem_BmrGatewayBoulevardLlcMember | 1,434,000 us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditCurrent / us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis = stem_BmrGatewayBoulevardLlcMember |  | 391,000 us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditCurrent / us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis = stem_PrologisLpMember | 391,000 us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditCurrent / us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis = stem_PrologisLpMember |  |
Rental payments under the existing lease |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 53,000 us-gaap_PaymentsForRent / us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis = stem_StemCellSciencesUkMember |
Lease termination date |  | Jun. 30, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Oct. 31, 2014
Number of patients violate claims of Neuralstem's activities | 4 stem_NumberOfPatientsViolateClaims |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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