Organization	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization	Organization Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. and its subsidiaries (the Company or Cumberland) is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of branded prescription products. The Company's primary target markets are hospital acute care and gastroenterology. These markets are characterized by relatively concentrated prescriber bases that the Company believes can be penetrated effectively by relatively small, targeted sales forces. Cumberland is dedicated to providing innovative products that improve quality of care for patients and address poorly met medical needs. Cumberland focuses its resources on maximizing the commercial potential of its products, as well as developing new product candidates, and has both internal development and commercial capabilities. The Company’s products are manufactured by third parties, which are overseen by Cumberland’s quality control and manufacturing professionals. The Company works closely with its third-party distribution partner to make its products available in the United States. In order to create access to a pipeline of early-stage product candidates, the Company formed a subsidiary, Cumberland Emerging Technologies, Inc. (CET), which assists universities and other research organizations to help bring biomedical projects from the laboratory to the marketplace. The Company’s ownership in CET is 85%. The remaining interest is owned by Vanderbilt University and the Tennessee Technology Development Corporation. The operating results of CET allocated to the noncontrolling interests in the consolidated statements of income were approximately $36,000, $31,000 and $30,000 for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Effective January 1, 2007, the Company formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Cumberland Pharma Sales Corp. (CPSC), for the purpose of employing the hospital sales forces that promote the Company’s products, Acetadote and Caldolor, in the acute care market. In September 2010, the Company converted its field sales force, which promotes Caldolor and Kristalose, to Cumberland employees. Previously, these sales forces were contracted through third-party sales organizations. In November 2012, the Company implemented a realignment of its national sales organization to more efficiently cover key targets in support of its three marketed products. Costs related to the realignment during 2012 totaled approximately $685,000 and were included as a component of selling and marketing expenses.

Organization

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. and its subsidiaries (the Company or Cumberland) is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of branded prescription products. The Company's primary target markets are hospital acute care and gastroenterology. These markets are characterized by relatively concentrated prescriber bases that the Company believes can be penetrated effectively by relatively small, targeted sales forces. Cumberland is dedicated to providing innovative products that improve quality of care for patients and address poorly met medical needs.

Cumberland focuses its resources on maximizing the commercial potential of its products, as well as developing new product candidates, and has both internal development and commercial capabilities. The Company’s products are manufactured by third parties, which are overseen by Cumberland’s quality control and manufacturing professionals. The Company works closely with its third-party distribution partner to make its products available in the United States.

In order to create access to a pipeline of early-stage product candidates, the Company formed a subsidiary, Cumberland Emerging Technologies, Inc. (CET), which assists universities and other research organizations to help bring biomedical projects from the laboratory to the marketplace. The Company’s ownership in CET is 85%. The remaining interest is owned by Vanderbilt University and the Tennessee Technology Development Corporation. The operating results of CET allocated to the noncontrolling interests in the consolidated statements of income were approximately $36,000, $31,000 and $30,000 for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Effective January 1, 2007, the Company formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Cumberland Pharma Sales Corp. (CPSC), for the purpose of employing the hospital sales forces that promote the Company’s products, Acetadote and Caldolor, in the acute care market. In September 2010, the Company converted its field sales force, which promotes Caldolor and Kristalose, to Cumberland employees. Previously, these sales forces were contracted through third-party sales organizations. In November 2012, the Company implemented a realignment of its national sales organization to more efficiently cover key targets in support of its three marketed products. Costs related to the realignment during 2012 totaled approximately $685,000 and were included as a component of selling and marketing expenses.