Line of Credit and Debt - Line of Credit with Imperium Commercial Finance, LLC ("Imperium") (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest Expense, Debt	$ 5,000	$ 5,000
Imperium Line Of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest Expense, Debt	27,000	27,000
Debt Related Commitment Fees and Debt Issuance Costs	$ 34,000	$ 34,000

Represents the charge against earnings during the period for commitment fees and debt issuance expenses.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.8)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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- Definition

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