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Stock Compensation Plan (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Stock Compensation Plan (Details Textual) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014 Employee	Dec. 31, 2013 Employee	Dec. 31, 2012 Employee Security	Jun. 13, 2013	Aug. 14, 2003
Employee Stock Options (Textual)
Granted shares	339,000	392,000	94,000
Stock awards vesting period	1 year
Number of employees to exercise options	2		1
Number of employees whose option expired	11	10	8
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Intrinsic value of options exercised	57,250	0	18,000
Weighted-average remaining contractual term	4 years 3 months 18 days	4 years 9 months 18 days	3 years 10 months 24 days
Number of participants in restricted stock grants awarded			1
2003 Stock Option Plan [Member]
Employee Stock Options (Textual)
Stock option authorized to grant to officers and key employees				3,000,000	1,500,000
2013 Stock Option Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Employee Stock Options (Textual)
Number of share of restricted stock grant				200,000
Restricted stock [Member]
Employee Stock Options (Textual)
Number of share of restricted stock grant	2,260,000
Stock awards vesting period	5 years	5 years	5 years
Granted	25,000	0	75,000
Fair value of restricted stock grants	232,750	0	803,700
Number of participants in restricted stock grants awarded	1		9
Unrecognized restricted stock compensation	845,429
Remaining weighted average period of restricted stock compensation	2 years 3 months 18 days
One-time charges included in compensation cost for restricted stock grants awarded to one participant			123,490
Stock compensation expense, restricted stock	485,881	439,332	503,991
Restricted stock [Member] \| 2013 Stock Option Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Employee Stock Options (Textual)
Number of share of restricted stock grant				100,000
Stock Option [Member]
Employee Stock Options (Textual)
Number of employees, shares granted	25	24	15
Granted shares	339,000	392,000	94,000
Fair value of stock options	332,000	556,000	87,000
Stock awards vesting period	1 year	1 year	1 year
Unamortized stock option expense	97,594
Expired, Shares	(108,000)	(84,000)	(55,000)
Aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding	395,243	421,563	602,653
Aggregate intrinsic value relate to options exercisable	$ 395,243	$ 421,563	$ 602,653