General form of registration statement for all companies including face-amount certificate companies

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' (Deficit) (Parenthetical)

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' (Deficit) (Parenthetical) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
May 31, 2014
May 31, 2013
Common Stock issued related to legal settlement per share   $ 0.97cydy_CommonStockIssuedRelatedToLegalSettlementPerShare
Common Stock issued for services to consultants per share   $ 2.68cydy_CommonStockIssuedForServicesToConsultantsPerShare
Proceeds from unit offering, per unit 1.30cydy_IssuanceOfCommonStockInPrivateStockOfferingUnit  
Issuance of common stock for accounts payable , per share   $ 1.21cydy_StockIssuedInPaymentOfAccountsPayablePerShare
Warrants granted per share $ 1.00cydy_WarrantsGrantedPerShare  
Issuance During Period 1st    
Common Stock issued for services to directors, per share   $ 1.6cydy_CommonStockIssuedForServicesToDirectorsPerShare
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Issuance During Period 2nd    
Common Stock issued for services to directors, per share   $ 0.77cydy_CommonStockIssuedForServicesToDirectorsPerShare
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Issuance During Period 3rd    
Common Stock issued for services to directors, per share   $ 1.00cydy_CommonStockIssuedForServicesToDirectorsPerShare
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Issuance During Period 4th    
Common Stock issued for services to directors, per share   $ 0.80cydy_CommonStockIssuedForServicesToDirectorsPerShare
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Conversion Features one    
Common shares issued to extinguish promissory notes payable, convertible debt and related interest, per share $ 0.65cydy_ConversionOfDebtToCommonStockPerShare
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$ 0.75cydy_ConversionOfDebtToCommonStockPerShare
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Conversion Features two    
Common shares issued to extinguish promissory notes payable, convertible debt and related interest, per share $ 0.75cydy_ConversionOfDebtToCommonStockPerShare
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$ 0.75cydy_ConversionOfDebtToCommonStockPerShare
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Conversion Features three    
Common shares issued to extinguish promissory notes payable, convertible debt and related interest, per share $ 0.65cydy_ConversionOfDebtToCommonStockPerShare
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Conversion Features Four    
Common shares issued to extinguish promissory notes payable, convertible debt and related interest, per share $ 0.75cydy_ConversionOfDebtToCommonStockPerShare
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Conversion Features Five    
Common shares issued to extinguish promissory notes payable, convertible debt and related interest, per share $ 0.45cydy_ConversionOfDebtToCommonStockPerShare
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Exercise Price 1    
Warrants exercised per share   $ 0.25cydy_WarrantsExercisedPerShare
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Exercise Price 2    
Warrants exercised per share   $ 1cydy_WarrantsExercisedPerShare
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Exercise Price 3    
Exercise of Common Stock options per share   $ 0.34cydy_ExerciseOfCommonStockOptionsPerShare
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Common Stock    
Common Stock issued related to legal settlement per share   $ 0.97cydy_CommonStockIssuedRelatedToLegalSettlementPerShare
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Common Stock issued for services to consultants per share   $ 2.68cydy_CommonStockIssuedForServicesToConsultantsPerShare
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Proceeds from unit offering, per unit 1.3cydy_IssuanceOfCommonStockInPrivateStockOfferingUnit
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Issuance of common stock for accounts payable , per share   $ 1.21cydy_StockIssuedInPaymentOfAccountsPayablePerShare
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Warrants granted per share $ 1.00cydy_WarrantsGrantedPerShare
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Common Stock | Issuance During Period 1st    
Common Stock issued for services to directors, per share   $ 1.60cydy_CommonStockIssuedForServicesToDirectorsPerShare
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Common Stock | Issuance During Period 2nd    
Common Stock issued for services to directors, per share   $ 0.77cydy_CommonStockIssuedForServicesToDirectorsPerShare
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Common Stock | Issuance During Period 3rd    
Common Stock issued for services to directors, per share   $ 1.00cydy_CommonStockIssuedForServicesToDirectorsPerShare
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Common Stock | Issuance During Period 4th    
Common Stock issued for services to directors, per share   $ 0.80cydy_CommonStockIssuedForServicesToDirectorsPerShare
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Common Stock | Conversion Features one    
Common shares issued to extinguish promissory notes payable, convertible debt and related interest, per share $ 0.65cydy_ConversionOfDebtToCommonStockPerShare
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$ 0.75cydy_ConversionOfDebtToCommonStockPerShare
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Common Stock | Conversion Features two    
Common shares issued to extinguish promissory notes payable, convertible debt and related interest, per share $ 0.75cydy_ConversionOfDebtToCommonStockPerShare
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$ 0.75cydy_ConversionOfDebtToCommonStockPerShare
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Common Stock | Conversion Features three    
Common shares issued to extinguish promissory notes payable, convertible debt and related interest, per share $ 0.65cydy_ConversionOfDebtToCommonStockPerShare
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Common Stock | Conversion Features Four    
Common shares issued to extinguish promissory notes payable, convertible debt and related interest, per share $ 0.75cydy_ConversionOfDebtToCommonStockPerShare
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Common Stock | Conversion Features Five    
Common shares issued to extinguish promissory notes payable, convertible debt and related interest, per share $ 0.45cydy_ConversionOfDebtToCommonStockPerShare
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Common Stock | Exercise Price 1    
Warrants exercised per share   $ 0.25cydy_WarrantsExercisedPerShare
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Common Stock | Exercise Price 2    
Warrants exercised per share   $ 1.00cydy_WarrantsExercisedPerShare
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Common Stock | Exercise Price 3    
Exercise of Common Stock options per share   $ 0.34cydy_ExerciseOfCommonStockOptionsPerShare
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