Buy-out of obligations lease

No definition available.

Name:	cytx_BuyOutOfObligationsLease
Namespace Prefix:	cytx_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Lease commencement date.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	cytx_LeaseCommencementDate
Namespace Prefix:	cytx_
Data Type:	xbrli:dateItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Amount of contractual obligation due in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_ContractualObligationDueInNextTwelveMonths
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918673-209980

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_LesseeLeasingArrangementsOperatingLeasesTermOfContract
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77902758&loc=d3e41499-112717

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_LeaseArrangementTypeAxis=cytx_JapanLeaseMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis=cytx_PreClinicalResearchStudyObligationsMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis=cytx_OperatingLeaseObligationMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Feb. 27, 2017	Jan. 27, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Contractual obligation, due in next twelve months			$ 5,192
Initial term of lease	63 months
Lease commencement date	Jan. 01, 2018
Buy-out of obligations lease	$ 600
Japan Lease [Member]
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Initial term of lease		61 months
Lease commencement date			Apr. 15, 2017
Pre-clinical Research Study Obligations [Member]
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Contractual obligation, due in next twelve months			$ 600
Operating Lease Obligations [Member]
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Rent expense			$ 2,200	$ 2,500