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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail)

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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended
	Nov. 08, 2017	Jul. 28, 2017	Jul. 26, 2017	Aug. 31, 2018	Jul. 10, 2018
Private Equity Offering
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Proceeds from private equity offering				$ 7,500,000
Warrants to purchase common shares, shares				7,514,300
Exercise price of warrants, per share				$ 0.75
Chief Science Officer
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock options covered					500,000
Managing Director
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock options covered					100,000
Jordan G. Naydenov \| Private Equity Offering
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase common shares, shares			66,666
Exercise price of warrants, per share			$ 1.00
Jordan G. Naydenov \| Short Term Convertible Promissory Notes \| Private Equity Offering
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchased short term convertible promissory note interest			7.00%
Proceeds from private equity offering			$ 100,000
Alpha Venture Capital Partners, L.P.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase common shares, shares		33,333
Exercise price of warrants, per share		$ 1.00
Alpha Venture Capital Partners, L.P. \| Short Term Convertible Promissory Notes
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchased short term convertible promissory note interest		7.00%
Proceeds from private equity offering		$ 50,000
Anthony D Caracciolo \| Private Equity Offering
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock and warrants issued during period value common stock and warrants	$ 100,000

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