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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in Shares) 2.5us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 1.9us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount  
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure (in Dollars) $ 7.7us-gaap_NotesPayableFairValueDisclosure   7.7us-gaap_NotesPayableFairValueDisclosure
Catalyst [Member] | OEM Customer [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member]      
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]      
Concentration Risk, Percentage 59.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= cdti_OEMCustomerMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cdti_CatalystMember
44.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= cdti_OEMCustomerMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cdti_CatalystMember
 
OEM Customer [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member]      
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]      
Concentration Risk, Percentage 43.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= cdti_OEMCustomerMember
  50.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= cdti_OEMCustomerMember
Customer Concentration Risk [Member]      
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]      
Concentration Risk, Percentage 10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
   
Supplier Concentration Risk [Member]      
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]      
Concentration Risk, Percentage 10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SupplierConcentrationRiskMember