Discontinued Operations of Adeona Clinical Laboratory and Note Receivable (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Mar. 08, 2012 Promissory Note [Member] Adeona Clinical Laboratory, Llc [Member]
Financing Receivable, Net				$ 700,000
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate				5.70%
Provision for Uncollectible Note and Interest Receivables	$ 763,000	$ 763,000	$ 0

Amount of expense related to write-down of receivables to the amount expected to be collected. Includes, but is not limited to, note and interest receivables.

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a rate subject to change from time to time.

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- Definition

Net amount of the investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, credit card receivables, notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets. Excludes trade accounts receivable with contractual maturity of one year or less and arose from the sale of goods or services.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 3

-Article 5

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