Stockholders' Equity and Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Feb. 26, 2017
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense	$ 0
2014 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Number of shares available for grant	8,250,000		4,161,892
Total share authorization	434,210
Stock Option [Member] \| Employee [Member]
Allocated stock based compensation	$ 4	$ 131
Stock Option [Member] \| Non-Employee [Member]
Allocated stock based compensation	$ 4	$ 131

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