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Percentage of traget bonus based on base salary upon the achievement of certain milestones as agreed to by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

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A fee charged for services from professionals such as doctors, lawyers and accountants. The term is often expanded to include other professions, for example, pharmacists charging to maintain a medicinal profile of a client or customer.

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Expenditures for salaries other than officers. Does not include allocated share-based compensation, pension and post-retirement benefit expense or other labor-related non-salary expense. For commercial and industrial companies, excludes any direct and overhead labor that is included in cost of goods sold.

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Net number of non-option equity instruments granted to participants.

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Description of any other changes in the number of shares reserved for issuance under the non-option equity-based compensation plan.

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Value of stock issued in lieu of cash for services contributed to the entity. Value of the stock issued includes, but is not limited to, services contributed by vendors and founders.

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Equity impact of the value of stock bought back by the entity at the exercise price or redemption price.

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Related Party Transactionss (Details Narrative) - USD ($)				1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	May 20, 2016	Aug. 10, 2015	Jan. 06, 2014	Jan. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Feb. 28, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Consulting expenses								$ 2,293,000	$ 2,780,000
Employment Agreement [Member] \| Anthony Hayes [Member]
Annual base salary						$ 350,000
Number of non-option shares granted								118,512
Description of vest								One-half of the grant shall vest if as of December 31, 2016, the Corporation has pro-forma cash of at least five million dollars ($5,000,000) (cash plus any cash used for a Board-approved extraordinary acquisition or transaction reconstituting the Company’s core operations, less accrued bonuses) and one-half shall vest upon the achievement of certain agreed milestones. As of December 31, 2016, 59,256 restricted stock units were vested and 59,256 restricted stock units were forfeited.
Employment Agreement [Member] \| Chief Financial Officer [Member]
Annual base salary				$ 80,000	$ 235,000		$ 20,000		40,000	$ 20,000
Increase in annual base salary					271,000
Number of non-option shares granted								60,000
Monthly fee to officer			$ 20,000
Common stock shares issued for services			$ 5,000
Amount of compensation									60,000	20,000
Employment Agreement [Member] \| Chord Advisors, LLC (Chord) [Member]
Value of shares forgiven							$ 15,000
Employment Agreement [Member] \| Richard Cohen [Member]
Monthly fee to officer					$ 10,000
New Employment Agreement [Member] \| Anthony Hayes [Member]
Annual base salary	$ 350,000									$ 175,000
Percentage of target bonus	100.00%
Consulting Agreement [Member] \| Mr. Howard E. Goldberg [Member]
Monthly fee to officer		$ 20,400
Consulting expenses								$ 80,800	$ 42,287