Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Jul. 28, 2017	Jun. 30, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	CRXM
Entity Registrant Name	Taxus Cardium Pharmaceuticals Group Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000772320
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		14,373,544
Entity Public Float			$ 3.3