Represents the aggregate purchase price of warrants.

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- Definition

Represents percentage of premium to the consolidated closing bid price of the Common Stock on the day.

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- Definition

Number of warrants (or share units) exercised during the current period.

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Represents the term of warrants.

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- Definition

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

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(i)(4))

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 08

-Paragraph i

-Subparagraph 4

-Article 4

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- Definition

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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

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-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(i)(2))

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Detail Textuals 1) (Crede CG II Ltd, USD $)		1 Months Ended
	Apr. 25, 2013	Apr. 25, 2013 Series A Warrants	Apr. 25, 2013 Series B Warrants	Jul. 19, 2013 Subsequent Event Series A Warrants	Jul. 19, 2013 Subsequent Event Series B Warrants	Jul. 19, 2013 Subsequent Event Series C Warrants	Jul. 19, 2013 Subsequent Event Second Closing Series B Warrants	Jul. 19, 2013 Subsequent Event Second Closing Series C Warrants
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number cashless exercise of warrants		10,752,688	29,569,892
Number of common stock called by warrants	31,257,045			10,695,187	29,411,764	26,737,967
Term of warrants (in years)				5 years	5 years	6 months
Exercise price of warrants				0.2431	0.2431	0.2431
Percentage of premium				30.00%	30.00%	30.00%
Repurchase price						$ 10,000	$ 50,000	$ 50,000