Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Intangible Assets and Related Accumulated Amortization (Details) (USD $)				9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	May 08, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Customer Lists [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Customer Lists [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Manufacturing Technology [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Manufacturing Technology [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Trade Names [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Trade Names [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 In Process R and D [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 In Process R and D [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 VSEL Patent Rights [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 VSEL Patent Rights [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 NeoStem, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 NeoStem, Inc. [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 NeoStem Oncology [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill	$ 25,209,336	$ 14,091,700	$ 11,117,770											$ 25,209.3	$ 11,117.8
Goodwill, Acquired During Period																14,091.5
Goodwill	25,209,336	14,091,700	11,117,770											25,209.3	11,117.8
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	50,059,000		15,769,000	1,000,000	1,000,000	3,900,000	3,900,000	800,000	800,000			669,000	669,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(2,347,300)		(1,893,400)	(370,100)	(295,100)	(1,443,400)	(1,150,900)	(296,100)	(236,100)			(237,700)	(211,300)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense	47,711,700		13,875,600	629,900	704,900	2,456,600	2,749,100	503,900	563,900			431,300	457,700
Other Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets										$ 43,690,000	$ 9,400,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Useful Life				10 years		10 years		10 years				19 years