Pudong Private Placement (Details Narrative) (USD $)		0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
Jun. 11, 2012 Private Placement [Member]	Apr. 15, 2014 Pudong Science andTechnology (Cayman) Co., Ltd (Securities Purchase Agreement) [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Pudong Science andTechnology (Cayman) Co., Ltd (Securities Purchase Agreement) [Member]	Apr. 15, 2014 Pudong Science andTechnology (Cayman) Co., Ltd (Securities Purchase Agreement) [Member] Private Placement [Member]	Apr. 15, 2014 Pudong Science andTechnology (Cayman) Co., Ltd (Securities Purchase Agreement) [Member] Private Placement [Member] Lower Limit [Member]
Percentage of before transaction equity holding			9.40%
Percentage of after transaction equity holding		19.90%
Initial purchase price (in dollars per share)	$ 1.02			$ 1.62	$ 1.40
Description of initial purchase price				As adjusted, the final per share purchase price may be higher or lower than the initial per share purchase price, but in no event shall the per share purchase price be less than $1.40. The closing of the sale will occur upon satisfaction of certain closing conditions, including receipt of certain governmental approvals.

Refers to description about per share amount received by subsidiary or equity investee for each share of common stock issued or sold in the stock transaction.

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