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Non-controlling Interests (Details)		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
Non-controlling Interests (Details)	Dec. 24, 2014 USD ($) Director Subclasses	Apr. 30, 2007 Director Subclasses	Apr. 19, 2007 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Apr. 20, 2007 USD ($)	Apr. 11, 2007 USD ($)
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Net book value of assets contributed								$ 17,000
Cash consideration received on sale of membership interest	$ 5,000,000					$ 3,000,000	$ 6,000,000
Recognized gain on sale of membership interests to the Investors			$ 5,800,000
Percentage of membership interest sold to investor (in hundredths)	10.00%						39.999%
Receivable from sale of membership interest	$ 2,000,000
Portion of the proceeds attributable to the term loan under loan agreement	$ 1,000,000
Percentage of ownership interest owned after transaction (in hundredths)		60.00%
Number of members in board of director \| Director	5	5
Number of subclasses of membership units \| Subclasses	2	2
Net loss				$ (157,000)	$ (2,361,000)
Changes in non-controlling interest [Abstract]
Non-controlling interest, beginning of period				635,000	584,000
Percentage of membership interest sold to investor (in hundredths)	10.00%						39.999%
Net income				710,000	385,000
Non-controlling interest, end of period				1,345,000	969,000
Class A Membership Unit [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest owned after transaction (in hundredths)	50.00%	60.00%
Number of members in board of director \| Director	3
Percentage of profit and loss allocated (in hundredths)						50.00%	60.00%
Net loss				710,000	385,000
Number of directors entitled to appoint \| Director		3
Class B Membership Unit [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest owned after transaction (in hundredths)	50.00%	40.00%
Number of members in board of director \| Director	2
Percentage of profit and loss allocated (in hundredths)						50.00%	40.00%
Net loss				$ 710,000	$ 385,000
Number of directors entitled to appoint \| Director		2
Telos ID [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percentage of membership interest owned before (in hundredths)			99.999%
Owned membership interest from private equity investors (in hundredths)			0.001%