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Medafor Matters (Details) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Oct. 21, 2013
Sep. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2012
Oct. 24, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Jun. 30, 2015
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]                    
Additional payment received from C.R. Bard for acquisition of outstanding $ 530,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherInvestments $ 15,421,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherInvestments                
Gain on sale of outstanding shares of common stock 530,000us-gaap_CostMethodInvestmentsRealizedGainLoss 12,742,000us-gaap_CostMethodInvestmentsRealizedGainLoss                
Gain recorded as a reduction in general, administrative, and marketing expenses 73,754,000us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 68,112,000us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 65,149,000us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense              
Medafor Inc. [Member]                    
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]                    
Additional payment received from C.R. Bard for acquisition of outstanding       15,400,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherInvestments
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Shares of Medafor common stock acquired by C.R. Bard       2.4cry_CostMethodInvestmentSharesSold
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Proceeds from legal settlement         3,500,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLegalSettlements
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Gain recorded as a reduction in general, administrative, and marketing expenses           4,700,000us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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Discharged reduction in accounts payable pursuant to settlement agreement           1,200,000cry_GainOnSettlementDueToDischargedReductionInAccountsPayable
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C.R. Bard, Inc. [Member]                    
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]                    
Additional payment received from C.R. Bard for acquisition of outstanding             530,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfOtherInvestments
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Gain on sale of outstanding shares of common stock               530,000us-gaap_CostMethodInvestmentsRealizedGainLoss
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12,700,000us-gaap_CostMethodInvestmentsRealizedGainLoss
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C.R. Bard, Inc. [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member]                    
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]                    
Additional payments that could be received                   $ 7,900,000us-gaap_GainContingencyUnrecordedAmount
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