Shareholders Deficit (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018 shares
Stock Compensation Plan [Member]
Share Grants Aproved	50,000,000
Options Outstanding	13,500,000
Restricted Stock Awards Outstanding
Restricted Stock Units Outstanding
Shares Available For Award	36,500,000
2018 Incentive Stock Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member]
Share Grants Aproved	50,000,000
Options Outstanding	13,500,000
Restricted Stock Awards Outstanding
Restricted Stock Units Outstanding
Shares Available For Award	36,500,000

Number of options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested options.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109197908&loc=d3e5070-113901

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