NJEDA BONDS (Details Textual)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Series A Note [Member]
Debt Service Reserve Fund	$ 366,000

Represents the reserve established to service interest and principal payments on short- and long-term debt and the debt service reserve fund may be entirely funded with bond.

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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant