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Payments for professional services

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Shares Reserved for Future Issuance

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This element represents the amount of recognized equity-based compensation during the period, that is, the amount recognized as expense in the income statement (or as asset if compensation is capitalized). Alternate captions include the words "stock-based compensation".

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
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Total number of common shares of an entity that have been sold or granted to shareholders (includes common shares that were issued, repurchased and remain in the treasury). These shares represent capital invested by the firm's shareholders and owners, and may be all or only a portion of the number of shares authorized. Shares issued include shares outstanding and shares held in the treasury.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
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Aggregate par or stated value of issued nonredeemable common stock (or common stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer). This item includes treasury stock repurchased by the entity. Note: elements for number of nonredeemable common shares, par value and other disclosure concepts are in another section within stockholders' equity.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Number of shares issued in lieu of cash for services contributed to the entity. Number of shares includes, but is not limited to, shares issued for services contributed by vendors and founders.

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Value of stock issued in lieu of cash for services contributed to the entity. Value of the stock issued includes, but is not limited to, services contributed by vendors and founders.

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Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) Stock issued for Services (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Aug. 14, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 16, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock issued for payment of services			$ 125,992	$ 157,110
Common stock, shares, issued (shares)			5,222,951	2,885,424
Common stock, $.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 5,222,951 and 2,885,424, respectively, issued and outstanding			$ 522	$ 289
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Adjustments to additional paid in capital, share-based compensation, requisite service period recognition (in dollars)				166,610
Employee stock award- restricted stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock, shares, issued (shares)			1,364		84,375	1,250
Common stock, capital shares reserved for future issuance, value			$ 18,700
Investor Relations Services [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Payments for professional services	$ 7,500
Shares reserved for future issuance							1,000,000
Investor Relations Services [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares reserved for future issuance	5,000	5,000
Stock issued for payment of services (shares)	30,110	52,000
Director [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock issued for payment of services				$ 75,000
Five Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock, shares, issued (shares)			13,767
Common stock, $.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 5,222,951 and 2,885,424, respectively, issued and outstanding			$ 107,292
General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Adjustments to additional paid in capital, share-based compensation, requisite service period recognition (in dollars)			7,600
General and Administrative Expense [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Adjustments to additional paid in capital, share-based compensation, requisite service period recognition (in dollars)			$ 125,992