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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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Stock-Based Compensation (Nonvested Stock Awards) (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 employee $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2015 $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2015 employee
Director group
Summary of nonvested stock awards granted
Vesting Period	1 year
Employee
Summary of nonvested stock awards granted
Vesting Period	3 years
Equity Incentive Plan \| Director group
Summary of nonvested stock awards granted
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (usd per share)	$ 2.72	$ 2.44
Equity Incentive Plan \| Director group \| Maximum
Summary of nonvested stock awards granted
Vesting Period	1 year	1 year
Equity Incentive Plan \| Director, group 2
Summary of nonvested stock awards granted
Vesting Period		3 years
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (usd per share)		$ 1.33
Equity Incentive Plan \| Employee inducement
Summary of nonvested stock awards granted
Vesting Period	3 years	3 years
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (usd per share)	$ 2.88	$ 1.42
Equity Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock \| Employee
Summary of nonvested stock awards granted
Number of employees \| employee	3		2
Equity Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Director group
Summary of nonvested stock awards granted
Number of Shares Granted (in shares) \| shares		4,273
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (usd per share)		$ 4.02
Equity Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Director group \| Maximum
Summary of nonvested stock awards granted
Vesting Period	1 year	1 year
Equity Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Director, group 2
Summary of nonvested stock awards granted
Number of Shares Granted (in shares) \| shares		17,092
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (usd per share)		$ 3.99
Equity Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Employee
Summary of nonvested stock awards granted
Number of Shares Granted (in shares) \| shares	1,250,750	2,448,333
Vesting Period	2 years	2 years
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (usd per share)	$ 4.88	$ 3.99
Equity Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Employee inducement
Summary of nonvested stock awards granted
Number of Shares Granted (in shares) \| shares	100,000	10,000
Vesting Period	2 years	3 years
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (usd per share)	$ 4.94	$ 5.29