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	Jun. 06, 2016 employee $ / shares shares	Feb. 05, 2016 $ / shares shares	Jul. 07, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted (shares) \| shares				570,000	525,000
Options granted - weighted average exercise price (in USD per share) \| $ / shares				$ 1.38	$ 2.23
Stock option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Term of awards			10 years
Annual vesting percentage			25.00%
Award vesting period			4 years
2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| Stock option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of employees granted options \| employee	10
Options granted (shares) \| shares	170,000	100,000
Options granted - weighted average exercise price (in USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 1.39	$ 1.73
Term of awards	10 years	10 years
Annual vesting percentage	25.00%	25.00%
Award vesting period	4 years	4 years