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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

License Agreements - Additional Information (Detail)

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License Agreements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2014 Agreement	Nov. 30, 2013 Installment	Aug. 31, 2013	Oct. 17, 2011 Installment	Dec. 31, 2013
License Agreements [Line Items]
Types of agreements	2ccel_TypesOfLicenseAgreements
Date of notification received related to terminating license agreement	Aug. 19, 2011
Date of amendment to license agreement with Mexico	Oct. 17, 2011
Note receivable	$ 0us-gaap_AccountsAndNotesReceivableNet	$ 550,782us-gaap_AccountsAndNotesReceivableNet
Deferred royalty revenue	0us-gaap_DeferredRevenue	551,585us-gaap_DeferredRevenue
Number of installments received		12ccel_NumberOfInstallmentsReceived
Revenue associated with two agreements		50,000ccel_RevenueAssociatedWithAgreements
Processing and storage revenues	1,874,000us-gaap_RoyaltyRevenue	1,444,000us-gaap_RoyaltyRevenue
Ecuador affiliate [Member]
License Agreements [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, additional allowance for doubtful accounts			150,000
Mexico [Member]
License Agreements [Line Items]
Total royalty to be received in 37 monthly installments				1,863,000
Number of installments				37
Amount of installment to be received related to termination of licenses agreement				50,000
Final payment to be received related to termination of license agreement				13,000
Mexico paid the balance due					$ 563,000

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