Subsequent Events (Details Textual) - Subsequent Event [Member] - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
Feb. 27, 2017	Jan. 17, 2017
Dr. Joseph Sliman [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Compensation Expense		$ 385,000
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Cash Awards Granted, Percentage		75.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period		7 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross		188,927
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period		3 years
Mr. Riley [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Compensation Expense	$ 550,000
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Cash Awards Granted, Percentage	75.00%

Commitment made to pay deferred cash remuneration expressed as a percentage of the individual's base salary.

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The compensation expense recognized during the period pertaining to the deferred compensation arrangement.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section 30
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- Definition

Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

+ References

No definition available.

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- Definition

Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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