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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]    
Net sales $ 25,949,769us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 27,515,786us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Ethiopia [Member]    
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]    
Net sales 70,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_ET
 
Uganda [Member]    
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]    
Net sales 1,672,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= cemi_UgandaMember
 
Mexico [Member]    
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]    
Net sales 3,233,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= cemi_MexicoMember
 
EURODELTA [Member]    
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]    
Net sales 93,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= cemi_EURODELTAMember
 
OTHER Countries [Member]    
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]    
Net sales 135,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= cemi_OTHERCountriesMember
 
Nigeria [Member]    
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]    
Net sales 226,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_NG
 
U.S. [Member]    
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]    
Net sales 1,889,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
0us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
Brazil [Member]    
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]    
Net sales 5,803,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BR
0us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BR
Peru [Member]    
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]    
Net sales 6,464,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= cemi_PeruMember
 
Asia [Member]    
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]    
Net sales 96,061us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaMember
115,889us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaMember
Europe [Member]    
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]    
Net sales 191,947us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
99,146us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_EuropeMember
North America [Member]    
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]    
Net sales 11,134,691us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
9,730,557us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
South America [Member]    
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]    
Net sales 12,429,717us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_SouthAmericaMember
13,217,463us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_SouthAmericaMember
Africa [Member]    
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]    
Net sales 2,097,353us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AfricaMember
4,352,731us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AfricaMember
Middle East [Member]    
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]    
Net sales $ 20,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_MiddleEastMember