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Income Taxes - Summary of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail)

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Income Taxes - Summary of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)
Nov. 30, 2014
Nov. 30, 2013
Tax Assets:    
Deferred income (Net of Discounts) $ 4,151,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome $ 3,790,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome
NOL's, credits, and other carryforward items 2,260,000ccel_DeferredTaxAssetNetOperatingLossCreditsAndOtherCarryForward 3,055,000ccel_DeferredTaxAssetNetOperatingLossCreditsAndOtherCarryForward
Tax over book basis in unconsolidated affiliate 1,417,000ccel_DeferredTaxAssetFromUnconsolidatedAffiliate 1,285,000ccel_DeferredTaxAssetFromUnconsolidatedAffiliate
Accrued payroll 49,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities 45,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities
Reserves and other accruals 1,066,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther 1,099,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther
Deferred compensation   0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeCompensation
Stock compensation 391,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost 392,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost
Depreciation and Amortization 165,000ccel_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseDepreciationAndAmortization 96,000ccel_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseDepreciationAndAmortization
RSA Buy-out 1,018,000ccel_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxRevenueSharingAgreementsBuyOut 1,090,000ccel_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxRevenueSharingAgreementsBuyOut
Total Assets: 10,517,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross 10,852,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
Tax Liabilities:    
Less: Valuation Allowance (10,517,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (10,852,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Net Deferred Tax Asset (Liability) 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
Current [Member]    
Tax Assets:    
Deferred income (Net of Discounts) 217,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_CurrentMember
216,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_CurrentMember
Accrued payroll 49,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_CurrentMember
45,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_CurrentMember
Reserves and other accruals 1,066,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_CurrentMember
1,099,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_CurrentMember
Deferred compensation   0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeCompensation
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_CurrentMember
Total Assets: 1,332,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_CurrentMember
1,360,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_CurrentMember
Tax Liabilities:    
Less: Valuation Allowance (1,332,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_CurrentMember
(1,360,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_CurrentMember
Net Deferred Tax Asset (Liability) 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_CurrentMember
0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_CurrentMember
Non-Current [Member]    
Tax Assets:    
Deferred income (Net of Discounts) 3,934,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_NonCurrentMember
3,574,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_NonCurrentMember
NOL's, credits, and other carryforward items 2,260,000ccel_DeferredTaxAssetNetOperatingLossCreditsAndOtherCarryForward
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_NonCurrentMember
3,055,000ccel_DeferredTaxAssetNetOperatingLossCreditsAndOtherCarryForward
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_NonCurrentMember
Tax over book basis in unconsolidated affiliate 1,417,000ccel_DeferredTaxAssetFromUnconsolidatedAffiliate
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_NonCurrentMember
1,285,000ccel_DeferredTaxAssetFromUnconsolidatedAffiliate
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_NonCurrentMember
Deferred compensation   0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeCompensation
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_NonCurrentMember
Stock compensation 391,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_NonCurrentMember
392,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_NonCurrentMember
Depreciation and Amortization 165,000ccel_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseDepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_NonCurrentMember
96,000ccel_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseDepreciationAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_NonCurrentMember
RSA Buy-out 1,018,000ccel_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxRevenueSharingAgreementsBuyOut
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_NonCurrentMember
1,090,000ccel_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxRevenueSharingAgreementsBuyOut
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_NonCurrentMember
Total Assets: 9,185,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_NonCurrentMember
9,492,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_NonCurrentMember
Tax Liabilities:    
Less: Valuation Allowance (9,185,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_NonCurrentMember
(9,492,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_NonCurrentMember
Net Deferred Tax Asset (Liability) $ 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_NonCurrentMember
$ 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
/ us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis
= ccel_NonCurrentMember