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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended												3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
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Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments	1
Number of Operating Segments	1
Maturity Date of Highly Liquid Investments	3 months
Percentage of Undiscounted Cash Flows Greater Than Carry Value of Asset Group														37.00%
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Percentage	10.00%			10.00%			28.00%	12.00%	27.00%	22.00%	41.00%	19.00%	12.00%		90.00%	94.00%	40.00%	50.00%	14.00%	15.00%
Goodwill Impairment		$ 0
Number of major customers (customer)			5
Gross unrealized losses					0	0
Significant realized gains or losses from sales of marketable securities																					$ 0	$ 0