Cryo-Cell International, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stockholder's Equity - Additional Information (Detail)

Stockholder's Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015	Nov. 30, 2013	May. 31, 2012	Feb. 29, 2016	Feb. 28, 2015	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 26, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Shares					0	0
Options, exercised					0	0
Stock option activity for options	968,930				968,930		968,930
Shares granted during period					0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01				$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Share distribution period					20 days
Common shares exchange ratio					One Common Share per Right
Preferred Stock, redemption price Per Share	$ 0.01				$ 0.01
Market price for common stock, percentage					50.00%
Assets sale percentage					50.00%
Rights expiration date					Dec. 05, 2017
2006 Plan [Member] \| Employee Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock for issuance pursuant to stock options or restricted stock	1,000,000				1,000,000
Option issued	568,930				568,930		568,930
Shares issued under stock incentive plan	253,679				253,679
2012 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock for issuance pursuant to stock options or restricted stock	1,500,000				1,500,000
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted	$ 242,000				$ 242,000
2012 Plan [Member] \| Employee Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Increase in common stock reserved for issuance				2,500,000
Preferred Stock Rights Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock, par value								$ 0.01
Terms for right to purchasing preferred stock					Each Right represents the right to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth (1/1,000) of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Shares"), subject to adjustment as provided in the Rights Agreement. This fraction of a Preferred Share is substantially similar to a Common Share, in that the Rights Agreement provides for each Preferred Share to have the voting, liquidation and dividend rights that are equivalent to 1,000 times the rights of a Common Share.
Service Based Stock Options [Member] \| 2012 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Shares					400,000		400,000
Service Based Restricted Shares [Member] \| 2012 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Shares					129,729		129,729
Performance Based Options [Member] \| 2012 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Shares					278,948		203,403
Market Based Options [Member] \| 2012 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Shares					116,240		116,240
Service-Based Vesting Condition Options [Member] \| 2000 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted	15,000				$ 15,000
Service-Based Vesting Condition Options [Member] \| 2006 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted	15,000				15,000
Service-Based Vesting Condition Options [Member] \| 2012 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted	15,000				15,000
Restricted Common Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted	$ 0				$ 0
Description of minimum requirement to be satisfied by employee for additional restricted common share					In addition, if David Portnoy and Mark Portnoy are employed by the Company on November 30, 2015, then no later than February 15, 2016, the Company will grant up to an additional 186,487 and 162,163 shares of restricted common shares, respectively, based on similar performance thresholds, as defined in the agreements
Restricted Common Shares [Member] \| David Portnoy [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock for issuance pursuant to stock options or restricted stock	186,487				186,487
Additional restricted common shares to be granted					186,487
Restricted Common Shares [Member] \| Mark Portnoy [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock for issuance pursuant to stock options or restricted stock	162,163				162,163
Additional restricted common shares to be granted					162,163
Restricted Common Shares [Member] \| 2012 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation, percentage of vesting upon grant					33.30%
Restricted Common Shares [Member] \| 2012 Plan [Member] \| December One Two Thousand Fourteen [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation, percentage of vesting upon grant					33.30%
Restricted Common Shares [Member] \| 2012 Plan [Member] \| December One Two Thousand Fifteen [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation, percentage of vesting upon grant					33.30%
Restricted Common Shares [Member] \| 2012 Plan [Member] \| David Portnoy [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted during period	118,062	31,087	70,270
Restricted Common Shares [Member] \| 2012 Plan [Member] \| Mark Portnoy [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted during period	102,663	27,033	59,459
Restricted Common Shares [Member] \| Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] \| 2012 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation vested period fair value	$ 336,000	$ 134,000				$ 160,000
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Shares					0	0
Market-Based Vesting Condition Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Shares					0	0
Performance and Market-Based Vesting Condition Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock option activity for options	0	0			0	0
Stock Option [Member] \| Service-Based Vesting Condition Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted-average period					4 months 10 days
Total fair value of shares vested					$ 11,000
Stockholder Rights Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Acquisition of common stock outstanding percentage	20.00%				20.00%
Addition of common stock outstanding percentage					0.25%
Increase in common stock outstanding percentage					22.50%