Debt	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
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Debt Disclosure [Text Block]	Debt Notes Payable As of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had notes payable of approximately $0.9 million and $0.4 million, respectively. The notes relate to certain insurance policies and equipment financings, require monthly payments, and mature within one to three years. Mortgages Payable In October 2007, PCT issued a note to borrow $3.1 million (the “First Mortgage”) in connection with its $3.8 million purchase of condominium units in an existing building in Allendale, New Jersey (the “Property”) that PCT uses as a laboratory and stem cell processing facility. The First Mortgage is payable in 239 consecutive monthly payments of principal and interest, based on a 20 year amortization schedule; and one final payment of all outstanding principal plus accrued interest then due. The current monthly installment is $20,766, which includes interest at an initial rate of 5.00%; the interest rate and monthly installments payments are subject to adjustment on October 1, 2017. On that date, upon prior written notice, the lender has the option to declare the entire outstanding principal balance, together with all outstanding interest, due and payable in full. The First Mortgage is secured by substantially all of the assets of PCT, including a first mortgage on the Property and assignment of an amount approximately equal to eighteen months debt service held in escrow. The Note matures on October 1, 2027 if not called by the lender on October 1, 2017. The First Mortgage was subject to certain debt service coverage and total debt to tangible net worth financial covenant ratios measured semi-annually. The outstanding balance was approximately $2.5 million and $2.6 million at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, of which $126,700 is payable within twelve months as of December 31, 2013. In December 2010 PCT Allendale, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PCT, entered into a note for a second mortgage in the amount of $1 million (the "Second Mortgage") on the Allendale Property with TD Bank, N.A. This Second Mortgage is guaranteed by PCT, DomaniCell (a wholly-owned subsidiary of PCT, now known as NeoStem Family Storage, LLC), Regional Cancer Care Associates LLC and certain of its partners were subject to an annual financial covenant starting December 31, 2011. PCT was not in compliance with such covenants at the measurement date of December 31, 2012, and obtained a covenant waiver letter from the lender for each period. The Second Mortgage is for 124 months at a fixed rate of 6% for the first 64 months. The loan is callable for a certain period prior to the interest reset date. The outstanding balance was approximately $0.8 million and $0.8 million at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, of which $86,400 is payable within twelve months as of December 31, 2013. In December 2013, the Company modified both the First Mortgage and Second Mortgage with TD Bank, N.A., whereby (i) prior debt service coverage and total debt to tangible net worth financial covenant ratios were replaced with a minimum unencumbered liquidity covenant, and (ii) prior guarantors were released (see Note 16) and replaced with NeoStem, PCT, and NeoStem Family Storage. Prior to this modification, PCT was not in compliance with such covenants at the June 30, 2012, December 31, 2012, and June 30, 2013 measurement dates, and as a result, classified the entire First Mortgage and Second Mortgage balances as a current liability. PCT also obtained a covenant waiver letter for each period. Subsequent to the modification, as of December 31, 2013, the Company is in compliance with the new minimum unencumbered liquidity covenant, and as a result, will only report mortgage payments due within twelve months as a current liability.

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Notes Payable

As of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had notes payable of approximately $0.9 million and $0.4 million, respectively. The notes relate to certain insurance policies and equipment financings, require monthly payments, and mature within one to three years.

Mortgages Payable

In October 2007, PCT issued a note to borrow $3.1 million (the “First Mortgage”) in connection with its $3.8 million purchase of condominium units in an existing building in Allendale, New Jersey (the “Property”) that PCT uses as a laboratory and stem cell processing facility. The First Mortgage is payable in 239 consecutive monthly payments of principal and interest, based on a 20 year amortization schedule; and one final payment of all outstanding principal plus accrued interest then due. The current monthly installment is $20,766, which includes interest at an initial rate of 5.00%; the interest rate and monthly installments payments are subject to adjustment on October 1, 2017. On that date, upon prior written notice, the lender has the option to declare the entire outstanding principal balance, together with all outstanding interest, due and payable in full. The First Mortgage is secured by substantially all of the assets of PCT, including a first mortgage on the Property and assignment of an amount approximately equal to eighteen months debt service held in escrow. The Note matures on October 1, 2027 if not called by the lender on October 1, 2017. The First Mortgage was subject to certain debt service coverage and total debt to tangible net worth financial covenant ratios measured semi-annually. The outstanding balance was approximately $2.5 million and $2.6 million at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, of which $126,700 is payable within twelve months as of December 31, 2013.

In December 2010 PCT Allendale, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PCT, entered into a note for a second mortgage in the amount of $1 million (the "Second Mortgage") on the Allendale Property with TD Bank, N.A. This Second Mortgage is guaranteed by PCT, DomaniCell (a wholly-owned subsidiary of PCT, now known as NeoStem Family Storage, LLC), Regional Cancer Care Associates LLC and certain of its partners were subject to an annual financial covenant starting December 31, 2011. PCT was not in compliance with such covenants at the measurement date of December 31, 2012, and obtained a covenant waiver letter from the lender for each period. The Second Mortgage is for 124 months at a fixed rate of 6% for the first 64 months. The loan is callable for a certain period prior to the interest reset date. The outstanding balance was approximately $0.8 million and $0.8 million at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, of which $86,400 is payable within twelve months as of December 31, 2013.

In December 2013, the Company modified both the First Mortgage and Second Mortgage with TD Bank, N.A., whereby (i) prior debt service coverage and total debt to tangible net worth financial covenant ratios were replaced with a minimum unencumbered liquidity covenant, and (ii) prior guarantors were released (see Note 16) and replaced with NeoStem, PCT, and NeoStem Family Storage. Prior to this modification, PCT was not in compliance with such covenants at the June 30, 2012, December 31, 2012, and June 30, 2013 measurement dates, and as a result, classified the entire First Mortgage and Second Mortgage balances as a current liability. PCT also obtained a covenant waiver letter for each period. Subsequent to the modification, as of December 31, 2013, the Company is in compliance with the new minimum unencumbered liquidity covenant, and as a result, will only report mortgage payments due within twelve months as a current liability.