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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Basis of Presentation      
Number of operating segments 1us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments    
Revenue | Customer concentration      
Concentration risk      
Concentration risk (as a percent)   0.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
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Revenue | Customer concentration | Rockefeller      
Concentration risk      
Concentration risk (as a percent) 75.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
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35.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
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0.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
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Revenue | Customer concentration | BMS      
Concentration risk      
Concentration risk (as a percent) 20.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
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/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
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= cldx_BristolMeyersSquibbCompanyMember
0.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
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/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
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0.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
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Revenue | Customer concentration | Glaxo      
Concentration risk      
Concentration risk (as a percent) 0.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= cldx_GlaxoSmithKlinePlcMember
57.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
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/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= cldx_GlaxoSmithKlinePlcMember
96.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
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/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
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