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	Jan. 28, 2022	Jan. 25, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Jan. 27, 2022
Change in Amount, Change Due to Non-cash Majority Stockholders Control Agreement, Expense			$ 4,478,000	$ 0
Preferred Stock, Value, Issued, Ending Balance			$ 0	$ 0
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued, Total (in shares)			2,445,598	2,445,598
NMS [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Percent of Reimbursement			4.00%
NMS [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Percent of Reimbursement			10.00%
JKC [Member] \| SPAR BSMT Joint Venture [Member]
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage			39.00%
EILLC [Member] \| SPAR BSMT Joint Venture [Member]
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage			10.00%
NMS [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners			49.00%
NSRS [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners			100.00%
Resource Plus, Inc [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners			49.00%
RJ Holdings [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners			50.00%
Meridian [Member]
Majority Interest Ownership Percentage By Parent			51.00%
Sparfacts [Member]
Majority Interest Ownership Percentage By Parent			51.00%
Sparfacts [Member] \| Lydna Chapman [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners			49.00%
FRIEDSHELF 401 Proprietary Limited [Member] \| Meridian [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners			23.00%
Lindicom Proprietary Limited [Member] \| Meridian [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners			26.00%
CIC Agreement [Member]
Change in Amount, Change Due to Non-cash Majority Stockholders Control Agreement, Expense			$ 4,477,585
Preferred Stock, Shares Issuable (in shares)			2,000,000
Share Price (in dollars per share)			$ 1.23
CIC Agreement [Member] \| James R. Brown [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Cash Payment	$ 250,000
Related Party Transactions, Maximum Amount of Reimbursement for Legal Fees	35,000
CIC Agreement [Member] \| SAS [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Related Party Transactions, Settlement of Obligations and Related Claim	502,585
CIC Agreement [Member] \| Forecast [Member]
Preferred Stock, Value, Issued, Ending Balance	$ 3,690,000
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued, Total (in shares)	3,000,000
James R. Brown [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Brown Advisor Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction		$ 55,000
Thenablers, Ltd. [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Lazaretos Consulting Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction, Rate Per Month					$ 10,000
NMS [Member]
Majority Interest Ownership Percentage By Parent			51.00%
Resource Plus, Inc [Member]
Majority Interest Ownership Percentage By Parent			51.00%
SPAR Todopromo [Member]
Majority Interest Ownership Percentage By Parent			51.00%
SAS [Member] \| Premium Adjustments [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction			$ 220,558
SAS [Member] \| Remaining Premium Adjustments [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction			1,102,790
William Bartels [Member]
Liability, Pension and Other Postretirement and Postemployment Benefits, Current			404,667
William Bartels [Member] \| SPAR Group [Member]
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Cost (Reversal of Cost), Total			$ 700,000