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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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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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Number of shares issued for each share of convertible preferred stock that is converted.

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The amount of cash paid for commissions during the current period.

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Proceeds from issuance of capital stock which provides for a specific dividend that is paid to the shareholders before any dividends to common stockholder, which takes precedence over common stockholders in the event of liquidation and from issuance of rights to purchase common shares at a predetermined price.

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Cash received on stock transaction after deduction of issuance costs.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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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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Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands					3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 07, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	May 03, 2019 USD ($) shares	Dec. 12, 2018 USD ($) shares	Oct. 15, 2018 USD ($) optionholder shares	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Exchange Offer share available for exchange (in shares)				915,009
Number of optionholders \| optionholder				31
Restricted shares issued (in shares)				603,058
Stock-based compensation expenses \| $				$ 400	$ 319	$ 1,357	$ 1,278	$ 2,984
Performance stock options
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Restricted shares issued (in shares)				514,955
Private Placement
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Share sold (in shares)		9,730,534
Warrants callable	9,730,534
Sale of stock price (usd per share) \| $ / shares	$ 1.205
Consideration received \| $		$ 16,700
Convertible Preferred stock into common stock	10
Warrant exercise period		5 years
Warrant exercise price (usd per share) \| $ / shares	$ 1.08
Milestone Closing
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Convertible Preferred stock into common stock	10
Warrant exercise price (usd per share) \| $ / shares	$ 1.08
Nonvoting convertible preferred stock, aggregate value, potential sale \| $	$ 25,100
VWAP, Alternative minimum price (usd per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.50
Warrant, exercise price of purchase price	100.00%
At The Moment
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Share sold (in shares)			1,903,880
Consideration received \| $			$ 2,100
Commission fee rate			3.00%
Commissions paid \| $			$ 100
Preferred Class A \| Private Placement
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Warrants callable	4,158,980
Sale of stock price (usd per share) \| $ / shares	$ 10.80
Nonvoting convertible preferred stock issued	415,898
Preferred Class A \| Milestone Closing
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock price (usd per share) \| $ / shares	$ 10.80
Warrant \| Milestone Closing
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock price (usd per share) \| $ / shares	0.125
Warrant \| Preferred Class A \| Private Placement
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock price (usd per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.125
Directors, Executive Officers and Employees \| Private Placement
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Share sold (in shares)		526,083
Directors, Executive Officers and Employees \| Preferred Class A \| Private Placement
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Warrants callable	526,083
Proceeds from issuance of right to purchase common shares \| $	$ 600