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		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 15, 2016	Aug. 31, 2017	May 31, 2017
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Stock price volatility	106.00%	88.00%	94.00%
Expected term	5 years	4 years 15 days	4 years 3 months 15 days
Risk-free interest rate	1.20%	1.65%	1.71%
Grant-date fair value	$ 0.78	$ 0.68	$ 0.60
Detachable Common Stock Warrants \| Short-Term Convertible Notes
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Expected dividend yield		0.00%
Expected term		5 years
Detachable Common Stock Warrants \| Minimum \| Short-Term Convertible Notes
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Stock price volatility		69.50%
Risk-free interest rate		1.75%
Grant-date fair value		$ 0.28
Detachable Common Stock Warrants \| Maximum \| Short-Term Convertible Notes
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Stock price volatility		69.80%
Risk-free interest rate		1.83%
Grant-date fair value		$ 0.39

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