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Organization (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2014
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent				85.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
Sale of subsidiary shares to noncontrolling interest	$ 1,000,005us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromSaleOfParentEquityInterest
Net loss at subsidiary allocated to noncontrolling interests	61,258us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	46,804us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	36,286us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Cumberland Emerging Technologies, Inc (CET)
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent	80.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cpix_CumberlandEmergingTechnologiesIncMember
Harbin Gloria Pharmaceuticals Co | Cumberland Emerging Technologies, Inc (CET)
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Sale of subsidiary shares to noncontrolling interest	$ 1,000,000us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromSaleOfParentEquityInterest / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = cpix_HarbinGloriaPharmaceuticalsCoMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cpix_CumberlandEmergingTechnologiesIncMember

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