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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail)

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) (RRD International, LLC [Member], Subsequent Event [Member], Product Development Agreement [Member], USD $)
0 Months Ended
Apr. 06, 2015
RRD International, LLC [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Product Development Agreement [Member]
 
Subsequent Event [Line Items]  
Common stock issued for services, shares 28,445us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesIssuedForServices
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= cfrx_RrdInternationalLlcMember
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= cfrx_ProductDevelopmentAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Common stock issued for services, value $ 150,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueIssuedForServices
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= cfrx_RrdInternationalLlcMember
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= cfrx_ProductDevelopmentAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember