Amortized share based compensation recognized during the period.

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Percentage of stock options exercisable.

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Number of warrants issued for purchasing shares.

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Identification of the lender and information about a contractual promise to repay a short-term or long-term obligation, which includes borrowings under lines of credit, notes payable, commercial paper, bonds payable, debentures, and other contractual obligations for payment. This may include rationale for entering into the arrangement, significant terms of the arrangement, which may include amount, repayment terms, priority, collateral required, debt covenants, borrowing capacity, call features, participation rights, conversion provisions, sinking-fund requirements, voting rights, basis for conversion if convertible and remarketing provisions. The description may be provided for individual debt instruments, rational groupings of debt instruments, or by debt in total.

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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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Expected term of share-based compensation awards, 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.

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Fair value of options vested. Excludes equity instruments other than options, for example, but not limited to, share units, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock.

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Weighted average per share amount at which grantees can acquire shares of common stock by exercise of options.

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Stock Options and Warrants - Warrants (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013 Warrant [Member]	Oct. 07, 2013 Series A Debentures [Member] Warrant [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Series A Debentures [Member] Warrant [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Series A Debentures [Member] Warrant [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Series A Debentures [Member] Warrant [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Series A Debentures [Member] Warrant [Member]	Jan. 16, 2013 Imperium LSA [Member] Warrant [Member]	Jan. 16, 2013 Monarch Capital Group Llc [Member] Warrant [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Monarch Capital Group Llc [Member] Warrant [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Monarch Capital Group Llc [Member] Warrant [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Monarch Capital Group Llc [Member] Warrant [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Monarch Capital Group Llc [Member] Warrant [Member]	Jan. 16, 2013 Imperium Warrants [Member] Warrant [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Imperium Warrants [Member] Warrant [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Imperium Warrants [Member] Warrant [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Imperium Warrants [Member] Warrant [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Imperium Warrants [Member] Warrant [Member]
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Grants In Period, Gross										60,000					2,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price				$ 0.14						$ 0.18					$ 0.18
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value				$ 76,000			$ 6,000			$ 9,000			$ 4,000		$ 290,000			$ 145,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period				12 months			1 month		36 months	5 years			18 months		7 years			18 months
Amortized Share Based Payment Expense					$ 19,000	$ 0	$ 38,000	$ 0			$ 1,000	$ 1,000	$ 1,000	$ 1,000		$ 24,000	$ 24,000	$ 48,000	$ 48,000
Percentage Of Stock Option Grant Exercisable										100.00%					100.00%
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term				12 years
Warrnts To Purchase Common Stock	80,000	80,000		543,500
Debt Instrument, Description			warrant to purchase 1 share of common stock for each $1.00 that was extended