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The Business (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
The Business [Abstract] |
Subsidiary [Table Text Block] | reporting segment through November 13, 2012, representing the date which the segment was sold (see Note 14). These former segments are reported in discontinued operations.
Entity |  | Percentage of Ownership |  | Location
NeoStem, Inc. |  | Parent Company |  | United States of America
NeoStem Therapies, Inc. |  | 100% |  | United States of America
Stem Cell Technologies, Inc. |  | 100% |  | United States of America
Amorcyte, LLC |  | 100% |  | United States of America
Progenitor Cell Therapy, LLC (PCT) |  | 100% |  | United States of America
NeoStem Family Storage, LLC |  | 100% |  | United States of America
Athelos Corporation (1) |  | 83.3% |  | United States of America
PCT Allendale, LLC |  | 100% |  | United States of America

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