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Nature of Operations - Additional Information (Detail)

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Nature of Operations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Apr. 11, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Aug. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2009
Dec. 31, 2013
Nature of Operations [Line Items]                  
Number of common shares called by warrants 13,647,848us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights     162,539us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights   301,778us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights 301,778us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights 27,839us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights  
Common stock, shares outstanding 26,003,304us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding   25,938,332us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding   25,938,332us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding        
Private placement of equity, net proceeds $ 6,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfPrivatePlacement                
JB Therapeutics Inc. [Member]                  
Nature of Operations [Line Items]                  
Conversion of stock, shares issued   9,000,000us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesIssued1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= crbp_JbTherapeuticsIncMember
             
Number of shares converted to common stock   5,964,649us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesConverted1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= crbp_JbTherapeuticsIncMember
             
Number of common shares called by warrants   377,839us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= crbp_JbTherapeuticsIncMember
             
Number of options to purchase shares of common stock   905,334crbp_OptionToPurchaseCommonStockShares
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= crbp_JbTherapeuticsIncMember
             
Exchange ratio of shares     1.5089crbp_CommonStockExchangeRatio
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= crbp_JbTherapeuticsIncMember
          1.5089crbp_CommonStockExchangeRatio
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= crbp_JbTherapeuticsIncMember
Common stock, shares outstanding   6,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= crbp_JbTherapeuticsIncMember
             
Series A Preferred Stock [Member] | JB Therapeutics Inc. [Member]                  
Nature of Operations [Line Items]                  
Number of common shares called by warrants   917,612us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= crbp_JbTherapeuticsIncMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember
             
Minimum [Member] | JB Therapeutics Inc. [Member]                  
Nature of Operations [Line Items]                  
Common stock warrants, exercise price   0.60us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= crbp_JbTherapeuticsIncMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
             
Options exercise price   0.11crbp_ExercisePriceOfOption
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= crbp_JbTherapeuticsIncMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
             
Maximum [Member] | JB Therapeutics Inc. [Member]                  
Nature of Operations [Line Items]                  
Common stock warrants, exercise price   0.66us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= crbp_JbTherapeuticsIncMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
             
Options exercise price   0.17crbp_ExercisePriceOfOption
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= crbp_JbTherapeuticsIncMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember