Debt (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 26, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used, Asset Name [Domain]	Sep. 30, 2014 Long-term Debt [Member]	Oct. 31, 2007 Convertible Notes Payable [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Convertible Notes Payable [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Convertible Notes Payable [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 NeoStem, Inc. [Member] Long-term Debt [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 PCT Allendale, LLC [Member]	Dec. 06, 2010 PCT Allendale, LLC [Member] Convertible Notes Payable [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 PCT Allendale, LLC [Member] Convertible Notes Payable [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 PCT Allendale, LLC [Member] Convertible Notes Payable [Member]	Sep. 26, 2014 Long-term Debt [Member]	Sep. 26, 2014 License Agreement Terms [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes Payable	$ 2,000,000		$ 900,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Next Twelve Months	200,000
Mortgages payable	0	20,000,000	3,023,609
Long-term Debt, Gross														15,000,000	5,000,000
Purchase of condominium units						3,800,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment	10,000,000									20,766
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt	11,700,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum					8.50%
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Interest				8.00%			5.00%				6.00%
Debt Issuance Cost	(100,000)
Interest Expense, Long-term Debt	17,708
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Carrying Amount of Mortgages	3,100,000						2,400,000	2,500,000				705,962.96	763,000
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, New Mortgage Loans						3,100,000					1,000,000
Debt Instrument, Period of Loan									36 months		124 months
Debt Instrument, Payment Terms									30 months
Debt Instrument, Period of Fixed Interest Rate											64 months
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two	2,400,000
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three	5,700,000
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four	5,700,000
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five	5,500,000
Long-term Debt	$ 19,500,000