14. Other (income)/expenses (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Other (income)/expense, net	$ 379,188	$ (1,012,909)
Writeoff note related to Stratus White acquisition that related to items the Company did not receive in the acquisition and is past the state of limitations
Other (income)/expense, net		(1,000,000)
Reduction in liabilities related to Paul Feller that are no longer needed
Other (income)/expense, net	(346,974)
Reduction in accrued interest related to debt that has been repaid or settled
Other (income)/expense, net	(256,449)
Reduction in accrued interest related to preferred stock that has been converted to common stock
Other (income)/expense, net	(102,435)
Gain on negotiated settlement of account payable below book value
Other (income)/expense, net	(72,078)
Other income items
Other (income)/expense, net		(12,909)
Offset of receivable from Paul Feller from stock transactions
Other (income)/expense, net	538,515
Accrued estimated property damage that may be the Company's liability
Other (income)/expense, net	300,000
Estimated cost to settle dispute with vendor in Europe
Other (income)/expense, net	300,000
Other expense items, net
Other (income)/expense, net	$ 18,610