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Income Tax Recognition Threshold Percentage

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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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Represents the charge against earnings during the period for commitment fees and debt issuance expenses.

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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Amount, including tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value-added and excise.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Threshold percentage		50.00%
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share		243,000	839,000
Commitment fee	$ 250
Technology Development Fee [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Technology development fee		$ 211	$ 20
Technology Development Fee [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Technology development fee		$ 289
Equipment [Member] \| Greater than [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Equipment leasehold improvements and leased assets useful life			3 years
Equipment [Member] \| Less than [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Equipment leasehold improvements and leased assets useful life			20 years
Leasehold Improvements [Member] \| Greater than [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Equipment leasehold improvements and leased assets useful life			3 years
Leasehold Improvements [Member] \| Less than [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Equipment leasehold improvements and leased assets useful life			7 years
Self-Constructed Assets [Member] \| Greater than [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Equipment leasehold improvements and leased assets useful life			7 years
Self-Constructed Assets [Member] \| Less than [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Equipment leasehold improvements and leased assets useful life			10 years