Investment in Lease, Net (Details Narrative) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
Oct. 08, 2015	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Interest income		$ 4,000	$ 4,000
Equipment Lease Agreement [Member]
Investment lease	$ 92,000
Unearned interest	$ 14,000
Equipment Lease Agreement [Member] \| Biocon 1, LLC [Member]
Lease term	60 months
Monthly rent expense	$ 1,800
Equipment depreciation term		4 years

Equipment depreciation term.

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- Definition

Unearned interest.

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- Definition

Amount before accretion (amortization) of purchase discount (premium) of interest income on nonoperating securities.

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-Publisher FASB
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- Definition

Term of lessor'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 30
-Section 50
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- Definition

Amount of net investment in sales-type and direct financing lease.

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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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