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Company Background (Details Narrative)

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Company Background (Details Narrative) (USD $)
 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Feb. 07, 2014
Jan. 03, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
May 31, 2006
Dec. 31, 2014
May 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2009
Dec. 31, 2008
Issuance of common stock, shares 6,276,960us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues                  
Ownership interest               100.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage    
Proceeds from gross cash $ 3,923,100us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueOther                  
Warrants issued 6,276,960CDXI_IssuanceOfWarrantsDuringPeriod 3,321,600CDXI_IssuanceOfWarrantsDuringPeriod                
Warrants term 5 years 5 years     5 years          
Warrant exercise price per share $ 0.625us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1 $ 0.625us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1     $ 0.625us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1          
Outstanding principal amount of notes payable   2,076,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount     8,489,036us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount          
Outstanding principal notes repaid in full                 500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAnnualPrincipalPayment 55,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAnnualPrincipalPayment
Shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of notes payable 3,353,437us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities 3,353,437us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities     14,446,777us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities          
Warrants issued upon conversion of notes payable (issued Jan. 03, 2014)   3,321,600CDXI_WarrantsIssuedUponConversionOfNotesPayable     14,446,777CDXI_WarrantsIssuedUponConversionOfNotesPayable          
Stock options cancelled 15,290,486CDXI_StockOptionIssuedToPurchaseNumberOfCommonStock                  
Exercise price of cancelled option $ 0.07us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare                  
Stock options issued in substitution of cancelled options 6,889,555CDXI_StockOptionsIssuedInSubstitutionOfCancelledOptions                  
Stock options issued in substitution of cancelled options, price per share $ 0.155CDXI_StockOptionsIssuedInSubstitutionOfCancelledOptionsPricePerShare                  
Additional stock options issued purchase number of common stock 20,867,266CDXI_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised1                  
Additional stock options issued purchase number of common stock, price per share $ 0.625CDXI_AdditionalStockOptionsIssuedPricePerShare                  
Net losses     1,116,155us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 11,284,929us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss            
Accumulated deficit     $ 51,008,437us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit       $ 49,892,282us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit      
Common Stock [Member]                    
Issuance of common stock, shares           9,447,100us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember 		       
Preferred Series C [Member]                    
Issuance of preferred stock           13,859,324us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesOther
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember 		       
Preferred Series A [Member]                    
Issuance of preferred stock           14,440,920us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesOther
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember 		       
Preferred Series B [Member]                    
Issuance of preferred stock           11,113,544us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesOther
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember 		       
Preferred Series C [Member]                    
Issuance of preferred stock issued additional           704,225us-gaap_ExcessStockSharesIssued
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