Represents number of warrants granted as partial compensation.

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

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Number of warrants or rights outstanding.

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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))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690

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

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 08

-Paragraph i

-Article 4

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Purchase price of common stock expressed as a percentage of its fair value.

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CAPITAL STOCK (Detail Textuals 3) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
CAPITAL STOCK (Detail Textuals 3) (USD $)	Nov. 20, 2014	Apr. 01, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise price of warrants	$ 3.50
Exercise price percentage of public offering price	115.00%
Number of warrants granted			4,453,835	945,166
Underwritten public offering \| Subsequent Event
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise price of warrants		$ 3.50
Underwritten public offering \| Underwriters \| Subsequent Event
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of warrants granted as partial compensation		163,720
Exercise price of warrants		$ 3.44
Exercise price percentage of public offering price		115.00%