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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt premium.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended				30 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 16, 2020	Nov. 29, 2019	Mar. 29, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Nov. 25, 2019
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit line borrowings, net of loan origination fees				$ 790,000	$ 715,000
Accumulated Interest on Subordinated Debt	$ 100,000
Preferred stock, par value (in usd per share)				$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Debt Instrument, Proceeds To Be Paid To Lender, Percent				10.00%
Payments on the Iliad Note				$ 226,000			$ 0
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity				$ 275,000
Convertible Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of subordinated convertible promissory notes			$ 1,700,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount							$ 1,700,000
Interest rate on convertible notes						5.00%
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium) and Debt Issuance Costs, Net	$ 40,000.00
Conversion rate (in dollars per share)	$ 0.67						$ 0.67
Conversion of notes to preferred stock				2,709,018
net proceeds from the conversion of convertible debt to preferred stock	$ 1,800,000
Preferred stock, par value (in usd per share)				$ 0.0001
Note Purchase Agreement [Member]
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Debt Instrument, Face Amount									$ 1,300,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium) and Debt Issuance Costs, Net				$ 200,000	$ 200,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt					1,100,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs									15,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium									142,000
Debt Instrument Prepayment Premium Percent		15.00%
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount									$ 150,000
Debt Instrument, Increase In Amount Outstanding From Becoming Delisted, Percent		15.00%
Long-term Debt, Gross				900,000	1,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Proceeds To Be Paid To Lender, Percent		10.00%
Debt Instrument, Increase From Exercises Of Restricted Issuance, Percent		3.00%
Note Payable, Percentage Increase Due to Deferral of Redemption Option		1.50%
Payments on the Iliad Note				226,000
Debt Instrument, Increase In Amount Outstanding From Insolvency And Bankruptcy Event, Percent		5.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate After Insolvency And Bankruptcy Events, Percent		22.00%
Note Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Minimum
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Note Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Maximum
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Note Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Debt Instrument, Period Two [Member]
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Debt Instrument Prepayment Premium Percent		10.00%
Subsequent Event
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate on convertible notes								10.00%
Revolving Credit Facility
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Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense				$ 100,000	$ 100,000
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				2.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				5.25%	6.75%
LineofCreditFacilityOverdraftFeePercentage				2.00%
LineOfCreditFacilityAnnualFacilityFeePercent				1.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity				$ 5,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Term				3 years
LineOfCreditFacilityCollateralManagementFee				0.50%
Preferred Stock
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Conversion of notes to preferred stock				2,709,000