Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details Textual)

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details Textual) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Feb. 20, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Oct. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Feb. 05, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross   81,805us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross      
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price   $ 27.98us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice      
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Total Compensation In Current Year   $ 1,094,000clrb_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedTotalCompensationInCurrentYear      
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Total Compensation In Year Two   562,000clrb_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedTotalCompensationInYearTwo      
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Total Compensation In Year Three   193,000clrb_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedTotalCompensationInYearThree      
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Of Vested Options Outstanding (in dollars per share)   $ 16.23clrb_WeightedAverageGrantDateFairValueOfVestedOptionsOutstanding      
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Of Unvested Options Outstanding (in dollars per share)   $ 5.90clrb_WeightedAverageGrantDateFairValueOfUnvestedOptionsOutstanding      
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Unvested and Expected To Vest Outstanding Number (in shares)   259,310clrb_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsUnvestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber      
Estimated Stock Based Compensation Expense Up On Vesting Of Options   418,000clrb_EstimatedStockBasedCompensationExpenseUpOnVestingOfOptions      
Anti-Dilution Option Reduced By Expiration Of Warrants 14,474clrb_AntidilutionOptionReducedByExpirationOfWarrants        
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights $ 10.00us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1       $ 20.00us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights 275,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights 6,604,096us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights      
Anti-Dilution Option Reduced Rate     19clrb_AntidilutionOptionReducedRate    
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized   $ 1,849,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized      
Performance Based [Member]          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross     264,278us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
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Employee [Member]          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures Rate   2.00%clrb_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresRate
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Chief Executive Officer [Member]          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross     96,278us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price     15.00us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Director [Member]          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]          
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures Rate       0.00%clrb_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresRate
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