Cover Page - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2020
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	CCAC
Entity Registrant Name	CITIC Capital Acquisition Corp.
Entity Central Index Key	0001794621
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Shell Company	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Small Business	true
Entity File Number	001-39222
Entity Address, Address Line One	9/F, East Tower, Genesis Beijing
Entity Address, Address Line Two	No. 8 Xinyuan South Road
Entity Address, City or Town	Chaoyang District, Beijing
Entity Address, Country	CN
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	100027
City Area Code	86 10
Local Phone Number	5802 3889
Document Annual Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Public Float			$ 271,000,000
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	false
Capital Units
Entity Information [Line Items]
Trading Symbol	CCAC.U
Title of 12(b) Security	Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one-half of one redeemable warrant
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Warrant
Entity Information [Line Items]
Trading Symbol	CCAC WS
Title of 12(b) Security	Redeemable warrants, each warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Class A Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		27,600,000
Class B common stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		6,900,000