Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Feb. 28, 2017
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	CRXM
Entity Registrant Name	Taxus Cardium Pharmaceuticals Group Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000772320
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		14,273,544