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Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Revenue sharing arrangement $ 1,525,000us-gaap_RoyaltyRevenue $ 1,943,000us-gaap_RoyaltyRevenue  
Exela PharmaSci, Inc [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Accounts Receivable, Related Parties 0us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedParties
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= cdxs_ExelaPharmSciIncMember		   0us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedParties
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= cdxs_ExelaPharmSciIncMember
Director [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party $ 0us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_DirectorMember		 $ 30,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_DirectorMember		  
Parent Company [Member] | CMEA Ventures [Member] | Affiliated Entity [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Investment, Ownership Percentage 7.40%cdxs_InvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= cdxs_CMEAVenturesMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_AffiliatedEntityMember
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		    
Exela PharmaSci, Inc [Member] | Presidio Partners 2007, L.P. [Member] | Affiliated Entity [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Investment, Ownership Percentage 10.00%cdxs_InvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= cdxs_PresidioPartners2007L.P.Member
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_AffiliatedEntityMember
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= cdxs_ExelaPharmSciIncMember