Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($)					3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 08, 2016	Jul. 15, 2016	Apr. 27, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Oct. 01, 2016	Jul. 12, 2016
Long-Term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms						The Credit Agreement contains financial and other covenant requirements, including, but not limited to, financial covenants that require the Borrowers to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.1 to 1.0 starting with their August 31, 2016 financial statements.
Line of Credit Facility, Dividend Restrictions						The Credit Agreement allows the Company to continue to pay dividends on all its Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) or any other new preferred stock, if any, which dividends will be excluded as fixed charges for 18 months.
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt					$ 462,000	$ 462,000
8¼% Limited Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2012 [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Convertible Notes Payable					387,000	$ 387,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date						Mar. 01, 2012
Interest Payable, Current				$ 327,000	$ 226,000	$ 226,000
Debt Instrument, Debt Default Payable, Percentage					25.00%	25.00%
Convertible Debt [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Convertible Notes Payable		$ 239,000
Debt Exchange, Each Principal Amount Of Original Debt Exchanged		1,000
Repayment Of Convertible Debt Principal		200
Debt Exchanged Aggregate Payment		48,000
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt		309,000
9½% Subordinated Debentures Due 2012 [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Convertible Notes Payable					$ 220,000	$ 220,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date						Dec. 01, 2012
Interest Payable, Current				$ 193,000	143,000	$ 143,000
Debt Instrument, Debt Default Payable, Percentage				25.00%
Convertable Debentures [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Convertible Notes Payable		114,000
Debt Exchange, Each Principal Amount Of Original Debt Exchanged		1,000
Repayment Of Convertible Debt Principal		200
Debt Exchanged Aggregate Payment		23,000
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt		$ 155,000
Mortgages [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date				Mar. 01, 2020
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Carrying Amount of Mortgages				$ 333,000
Carlisle Investment Inc [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			12.00%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Apr. 27, 2019
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 500,000
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment			monthly
BFI Agreement [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 750,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	10.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity					300,000	300,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	May 01, 2017
BFI Agreement [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity							$ 750,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity							$ 450,000
Letter of Credit [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity								$ 4,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity								$ 3,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								4.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity					1,500,000	1,500,000		$ 2,000,000
Term Loan [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity								$ 1,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								6.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity					$ 400,000	$ 400,000