The term of agreement to issue shares of common stock.

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Monetary value of common stock authorized to be issued.

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Commissions paid on sale of stock as a percentage of gross sales price of shares sold.

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Total number of common shares of an entity that have been sold or granted to shareholders (includes common shares that were issued, repurchased and remain in the treasury). These shares represent capital invested by the firm's shareholders and owners, and may be all or only a portion of the number of shares authorized. Shares issued include shares outstanding and shares held in the treasury.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(29))
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The cash inflow from the additional capital contribution to the entity.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Financing Activities
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6513228

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 14
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3255-108585

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Stockholders' Equity – Equity Distribution Agreement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued			22,448,735	19,734,351
Equity Distribution Agreement
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Term of Equity Distribution Agreement		3 years
Value of common stock authorized		$ 35.0	$ 31.6
Common stock, shares issued	3,655,987		2,489,884
Net proceeds from common stock	$ 4.9		$ 3.3
Equity Distribution Agreement \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Sale of common stock, commission percentage		3.00%