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Maturity Period Of Long Term Debt

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Number Of Patients Violate Claims

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Term of operating lease.

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Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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Cash payments to lessor's for use of assets under operating leases.

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The cash inflow from a debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer.

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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
	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
Period of maturity		2014-08
Facility square-feet				21,000	3,000
Term of lease						11 years 6 months			10 years			3 years
Rent over term of lease						17,869,000			3,497,000
Deferred rent under sublease agreement		85,925us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditCurrent	34,366us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditCurrent				1,429,000	1,434,000		391,000	391,000
Rental payments under the existing lease												£ 53,000
Lease termination date		Jun. 30, 2013											Oct. 31, 2014
Number of patients violate claims of Neuralstem's activities	4stem_NumberOfPatientsViolateClaims