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Related Party Transactions (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)			9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 13, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payment to related party			$ 0	$ 390,000
Non Cash Impairment Charge To Goodwill			$ 0	0
Scenario Forecast [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Non Cash Impairment Charge To Goodwill	$ 573,000
Senior Officer of NLEX [Member] \| Lease Amounts [Member] \| Edwardsville, IL [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction agreement end date			May 31, 2023
Senior Officer of NLEX [Member] \| Lease Amounts [Member] \| Edwardsville, IL [Member] \| Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payment to related party			$ 82,000	$ 78,000
Mr. Mann [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Current annual salary		$ 375,000
Potential bonus paid in regular payroll		$ 50,000
Additional benefits to the partners		Equity Partners has agreed to pay to the personnel of Equity Partners (including Mr. Mann) an aggregate bonus equal to the sum of 50% of Equity Partners’ 2019 net operating income (if any), plus $25,000.
Percentage of aggregate bonus paid to partners		50.00%
Percentage of aggregate bonus paid to partners		$ 25,000,000