2.4.0.80024 - Disclosure - 17. OTHER SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIEStruefalsefalse1false falsefalseFrom2012-10-01to2013-06-30http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001074828duration2012-10-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:002false falsefalseFrom2011-10-01to2012-09-30http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001074828duration2011-10-01T00:00:002012-09-30T00:00:001true 1VSUL_NotesToFinancialStatementsAbstractVSUL_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalse2falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Notes to Financial Statements2false 2us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00Mr. Erickson, our Chief Executive Officer and/orentities in which Mr. Erickson has a beneficial interest have made advances and loans to us in the total principal amount of $960,000 on or before the date hereof at an average annual interest rate of 4.2%. In addition, Mr. Erickson and/or entities in which Mr. Erickson has a beneficial interest also have unreimbursed 2013 expenses and unpaid salary and interest from 2013 on the outstanding principal amount of the Loans totaling approximately $65,000 as of June 14, 2013. Mr. Erickson and related entities converted $500,000 of the advances and loans as part of the PPM which closed June 14, 2013. The remaining amounts were paid to Mr. Erickson and related entities by June 30, 2013. The PPM is discussed in Note  15.   Mr. Mark Scott, our Chief Financial Offer, invested $10,000 in the Private Placement which closed June 14, 2013 and is disclosed in Note 15.   Other related party transactions are discussed in Note 14.falsefalsefalse2falsefalsefalse00See Note 13 for discussion of notes payable issued to the Companys former CEO and President during the quarter ended March 31, 2007.   Other than the note payable, related interest and payroll related accruals, all amounts are recorded in the related party accounts payable balance.  As of the filing date, Mr. Erickson beneficially owns 5,423,773 shares of common stock.   Mr. Sparks resigned from the Board of Directors effective September 6, 2012.  On September 6, 2012, the Company entered into a Settlement and Release Agreement with Mr. Sparks pursuant to which the Company agreed to (i) pay to Mr. Sparks the sum of $50,750 and issue 513,696 shares of the Companys common stock as satisfaction in full of amounts owed pursuant to a note issued in 2007 and related accrued interest; and (ii) pay to Mr. Sparks the sum of $39,635 and issue 4,000,000 shares of the Companys common stock as satisfaction in full of amounts owed to pursuant to a note issued in 2009, related accrued interest, and other liabilities, including accrued compensation of $721,333.  The full Settlement and Release Agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K/A1 filed by the Company on September 12, 2012.   The Company paid $195,000 for fees due two directors for their services on closing the SPP transactions. The Company paid $60,000 on June 25, 2012 and $135,000 on July 25, 2012.falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for related party transactions. 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