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Face amount or stated value per share of preferred stock nonredeemable or redeemable solely at the option of the issuer.

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Number of share options (or share units) exercised during the current period.

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Common Stock (Reconciliation of Common Shares Issued and Additional Disclosures) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Feb. 07, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014 series	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Class of Stock [Line Items]
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Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock. shares authorized	100,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized		100,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	100,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
Preferred stock, minimum number of series authorized			1
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Reconciliation of Changes in Common Shares Issued
Shares issued at the beginning of the year	54,633,726us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued		58,265,911us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued	53,123,978us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
Issued in payment of accrued liability			27,101	0
Issued upon exercise of warrants		1,277,250	1,277,250	267,000	348,350
Issued from restricted stock units			0	217,089
Issued as restricted stock award grants			525,120	802,164
Issued upon exercise of stock options			311,954	571,500
Retirement of treasury stock	(5,873,291)us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesRetired		(5,873,291)us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesRetired	0us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesRetired
Shares issued at the end of the year	54,633,726us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued		54,633,726us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued	58,265,911us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued	53,123,978us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
Florida Chemical Company, Inc [Member]
Reconciliation of Changes in Common Shares Issued
Issued in acquisitions			0	3,284,180
Eclipse IOR Services, LLC and SiteLark LLC [Member]
Reconciliation of Changes in Common Shares Issued
Issued in acquisitions			99,681	0