Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details Textual)

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details Textual) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Feb. 20, 2014
Nov. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2013
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     $ 24.53us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice    
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Total Compensation In Current Year     $ 615,754clrb_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedTotalCompensationInCurrentYear    
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Total Compensation In Year Two     455,975clrb_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedTotalCompensationInYearTwo    
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Total Compensation In Year Three     265,240clrb_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedTotalCompensationInYearThree    
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Of Vested Options Outstanding (in dollars per share)     $ 14.55us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue $ 17.60us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue  
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Of Unvested Options Outstanding (in dollars per share)     $ 4.67us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue $ 6.60us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue  
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Unvested and Expected To Vest Outstanding Number (in shares)     253,754clrb_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsUnvestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber    
Estimated Stock Based Compensation Expense Up On Vesting Of Options     418,024clrb_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        
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     1,754,993us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant     112,657us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Plan Modification, Incremental Compensation Cost   171,835us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPlanModificationIncrementalCompensationCost   136,022us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPlanModificationIncrementalCompensationCost  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Accelerated Compensation Cost   101,972us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAcceleratedCompensationCost 47,853us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAcceleratedCompensationCost 569,496us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAcceleratedCompensationCost  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value     $ 3.01us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue $ 5.60us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value     $ 936,310us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodFairValue1 $ 2,109,200us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodFairValue1  
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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Stock Incentive Plan 2006 [Member]          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]          
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance     700,000us-gaap_CommonStockCapitalSharesReservedForFutureIssuance
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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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