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Contingencies (Details Narrative)				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Contingencies (Details Narrative)	Oct. 12, 2018 shares	Jun. 10, 2016 $ / shares shares	Jun. 10, 2016 Number $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 shares	Dec. 03, 2018 USD ($) shares	Feb. 09, 2017 USD ($)
Revenues				$ 4,467,800	$ 3,817,041	$ 14,315,761	$ 9,070,506
Unearned revenue				252,309		252,309		$ 257,848
GBT Technologies, S.A. [Member]
Revenues								300,000
Payment for expenses								5,000,000
Unearned revenue				$ 200,000		$ 200,000		200,000
Initial Term Agreement [Member]
Spare Write off								265,000
Impairment of assets								265,000
Consulting Agreement \| Waterford Group LLC [Member]
Deposits											$ 42,875
Consulting Agreement \| Waterford Group LLC [Member] \| Warrant [Member]
Stock issued during period, shares, new issues \| shares		7,500	938
Number of quarterly installments \| Number			8
Exercise price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 225.00	$ 225.00
Warrant term		5 years
Consulting Agreement \| Waterford Group LLC [Member] \| Restricted Common Stock [Member]
Stock issued during period, issued for services (in shares) \| shares		1,000							500
Cancelation of shares for settlement of legal matter \| shares	500
Cancellation of warrants for settlement of legal matter \| shares	938
Senior Secured Redeemable Convertible Debenture [Member] \| Securities Purchase Agreement
Note payable, principal amount								$ 3,004,000		$ 8,340,000
Note payable, interest rate										2.00%
Warrants aquire \| shares										225,000