CytoDyn Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Weighted Average Assumptions to Value Investor Warrants (Detail)

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Weighted Average Assumptions to Value Investor Warrants (Detail) - $ / shares		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 15, 2016	Nov. 30, 2016	May 31, 2016	May 31, 2015
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%
Stock price volatility	106.00%	103.00%
Contractual term to maturity (years)	5 years	4 years 9 months 15 days
Grant-date fair value	$ 0.78	$ 0.67
Risk-free interest rate	1.20%	1.81%
Investor Warrants
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Expected dividend yield				0.00%
Stock price volatility				88.79%
Contractual term to maturity (years)				5 years
Investor Warrants \| Minimum
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Grant-date fair value				$ 0.52
Risk-free interest rate				1.46%
Investor Warrants \| Maximum
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Grant-date fair value				$ 0.76
Risk-free interest rate				1.58%
Detachable Common Stock Warrants
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Expected dividend yield			0.00%
Contractual term to maturity (years)			1 year
Risk-free interest rate			0.33%
Detachable Common Stock Warrants \| Minimum
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Stock price volatility			64.56%
Grant-date fair value			$ 0.15
Detachable Common Stock Warrants \| Maximum
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Stock price volatility			69.30%
Grant-date fair value			$ 0.18

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Agreed upon price for the exchange of the underlying asset.

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