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

Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	Apr. 03, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 20, 2022 item	Aug. 18, 2021 lawsuit	Jun. 25, 2021 lawsuit	Jun. 04, 2021 lawsuit
Shareholder Derivative Lawsuits
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of additional shareholder derivative lawsuits \| lawsuit			2	2
Consolidated number of lawsuits \| lawsuit					3
Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice Investigations \| Mr. Pourhassan
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of conspiracy charges		1
Number of security fraud charges		4
Number of wire fraud charges		3
Number of insider trading charges		3
Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice Investigations \| Kazem Kazempour
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of conspiracy charges		1
Number of security fraud charges		3
Number of wire fraud charges		2
Number of insider trading charges		1
Side Letter Agreement With Samsung
Commitments and Contingencies
Past due balance \| $	$ 43,800,000
Side Letter Agreement With Samsung \| Subsequent Event
Commitments and Contingencies
Past due balance \| $	43,800,000
Contractual obligation, non contingent amount \| $	$ 250,000
Contractual obligation, percentage of qualifying revenue agreed to pay	20.00%