General (Policies)	9 Months Ended
General (Policies)	Sep. 30, 2012
General [Abstract]
Liquidity Disclosure [Policy Text Block]	*Going Concern* – We have historically incurred net losses from operations and we expect that we will continue to have negative cash flows as we implement our business plan. There can be no assurance that our continuing efforts to execute our business plan will be successful and that we will be able to continue as a going concern. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), which contemplates our continuation as a going concern. Net income/(loss) for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, was ($21.9) million and $12.4 million, of which $(23.0) million and $18.9 million, respectively, were non-cash net income/(loss) related to our financing instruments. Net cash used by operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was $1.4 million and $3.5 million, respectively. At September 30, 2012, we have an accumulated deficit of $267.2 million. We also have a working capital deficit of $80.9 million, of which $78.7 million is related to our financing instruments, including $76.3 million related to the fair value of warrants and those debentures that are recorded as hybrid financial instruments, and $2.4 million related to the amortized cost carrying value of certain of our debentures and the fair value of the associated derivative liabilities. Historically, the Company’s working capital deficit included a continuing purchase price guarantee obligation of $4.5 million associated with an acquisition of a business in 2006. During the three months ended September 30, 2012, this liability was derecognized as the state of Delaware statute of limitations has passed.

Disclosure of accounting policy for reporting when there is a substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time (generally a year from the balance sheet date). Disclose: (a) pertinent conditions and events giving rise to the assessment of substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time, (b) the possible effects of such conditions and events, (c) management's evaluation of the significance of those conditions and events and any mitigating factors, (d) possible discontinuance of operations, (e) management's plans (including relevant prospective financial information), and (f) information about the recoverability or classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts or classification of liabilities. If management's plans alleviate the substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosure of the principal conditions and events that initially raised the substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern would be expected to be considered. Disclose whether operations for the current or prior years generated sufficient cash to cover current obligations, whether waivers were obtained from creditors relating to the company's default under the provisions of debt agreements and possible effects of such conditions and events, such as: whether there is a possible need to obtain additional financing (debt or equity) or to liquidate certain holdings to offset future cash flow deficiencies. Disclose appropriate parent company information when parent is dependent upon remittances from subsidiaries to satisfy its obligations.

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