Lease expiration date.

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- Definition

Area of land held.

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- Definition

Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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- Definition

Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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- Definition

The minimum amount the entity agreed to spend under the long-term purchase commitment.

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- Definition

Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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- Definition

The amount of an asset, typically cash, provided to a counterparty to provide certain assurance of performance by the entity pursuant to the terms of a written or oral agreement, such as a lease.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Narrative) € in Thousands	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) ft²	Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) ft²	Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) ft²
Security deposit						$ 20,000
Rent expense				162,000		$ 131,000
Operating Lease [Member]
Area of a land \| ft²						7,700
Lease expiration date		Expires in January 2021				Expires in November 2022
Monthly rent expense	$ 15,000	$ 850				$ 11,000
Security deposit	$ 11,000		$ 11,000	11,000		$ 11,000
Lease term						12 months
Medica Spa [Member]
Purchase commitment				$ 2,900,000
Medica Spa [Member] \| EURO Currency [Member]
Purchase commitment \| €					€ 2,500
License and Supply Agreement [Member] \| Medica Spa [Member]
Purchase commitment			2,032,000
License and Supply Agreement [Member] \| Medica Spa [Member] \| EURO Currency [Member]
Purchase commitment			$ 1,789,000		€ 2,500
Rental Agreement [Member]
Area of a land \| ft²	16,000		16,000	16,000
Lease expiration date			Expires in November 2020	Lease expires in November 2020	Lease expires in November 2020
Monthly rent expense			$ 6,000	$ 6,000
Security deposit	$ 7,000		$ 7,000	$ 7,000