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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Segment
Customer
Dec. 31, 2013
Customer
Dec. 31, 2012
Aug. 31, 2009
Nov. 30, 2010
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]          
Deferred revenue $ 376,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent $ 181,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent      
Long-term deferred revenue 100,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent 0us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent      
Revenue from government grants 0us-gaap_RevenueFromGrants 0us-gaap_RevenueFromGrants 91,000us-gaap_RevenueFromGrants    
Number of major customers representing outstanding trade receivables 1cers_CumulativeOutstandingTradeReceivablesNumberOfMajorCustomers 2cers_CumulativeOutstandingTradeReceivablesNumberOfMajorCustomers      
Life of inventory 2 years        
Protracted length of inventory 1 year        
Inventory valuation reserves 100,000us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves 400,000us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves      
Capitalized costs for enhancement of enterprise resource planning software system and other internal use software 1,800,000us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareNet 0us-gaap_CapitalizedComputerSoftwareNet      
Estimated useful life of intangible assets 10 years        
Number of reportable segments 1us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments        
Impairment charges on long-lived assets 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse    
Unrecognized Tax Benefits 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits      
Period of warranty 1 year        
Computer Software, Intangible Asset          
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]          
Enterprise resource planning system, estimated useful life 5 years        
2009 Unit Offering          
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]          
Warrants to purchase an aggregate shares of common stock       2.4us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= cers_TwoThousandNineUnitOfferingMember
 
2010 Unit Offering          
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]          
Warrants to purchase an aggregate shares of common stock         3.7us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= cers_TwoThousandTenUnitOfferingMember
Other income, net          
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]          
Reclassified amortization of premium from purchase of debt securities $ 200,000us-gaap_PriorPeriodReclassificationAdjustment
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIncomeMember
       
Trade Accounts Receivable | Customer Concentration Risk          
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]          
Cumulative outstanding trade receivables percentage by major customers 36.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
48.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
     
Minimum          
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]          
Estimated useful life of property and equipment 3 years        
Maximum          
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]          
Estimated useful life of property and equipment 5 years