Costs and Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted Contracts (Details Textual) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Costs and Estimated Earnings On Uncompleted Contracts (Textual)
Accrued anticipated losses on uncompleted contracts	$ 10,177	$ 6,680

Accrued anticipated losses on uncompleted contracts.

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