Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Aug. 05, 2015
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	CIM Commercial Trust Corp
Entity Central Index Key	0000908311
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		97,589,598
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2