A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of share unit based (recovery) expense.

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for all deferred compensation arrangements. Represents currently earned compensation under compensation arrangements that is not actually paid until a later date.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS (Details Textual) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Mar. 05, 2015	Apr. 02, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Jan. 27, 2014	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Wtd Avg. Remaining Term
Performance share unit agreement granted (in shares)					21,961,513	28,913,020	9,506,205
Deferred Compensation Liability, Current and Noncurrent						$ 513,003
PSUs [Member]
Wtd Avg. Remaining Term
Performance share unit agreement granted (in shares)			500,000
Stock compensation expense related to the options and warrants							$ 266,500
Share Unit Based Recovery Expense						$ (258,165)
PSUs [Member] \| AIM \| Mr. Arena
Wtd Avg. Remaining Term
Performance share unit agreement granted (in shares)	3,000,000
PSUs [Member] \| Chief Executive Officer
Wtd Avg. Remaining Term
Performance share unit agreement granted (in shares)		400,000		3,000,000
PSUs [Member] \| Officer
Wtd Avg. Remaining Term
Performance share unit agreement granted (in shares)		300,000
PSUs [Member] \| Chief Operating Officer
Wtd Avg. Remaining Term
Performance share unit agreement granted (in shares)		300,000
Restricted Stock [Member] \| AIM \| Mr. Arena
Wtd Avg. Remaining Term
Number of options awarded	500,000