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Fair Value Assumptions Expected Dividend Rate

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Period the instrument, asset or liability is expected to be outstanding

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Measure of dispersion, in percentage terms (for instance, the standard deviation or variance), for a given stock price.)

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Risk-free interest rate assumption used in valuing an instrument.

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Financial Instruments Subject to Mandatory Redemption, Settlement Terms, Number of Consecutive Days

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Mandatory conversion minimum

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The percentage of the debentures to be converted if certain conditions are met, as specified in the contract

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This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item includes currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. It also includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits in that the Company may deposit additional funds at any time and also effectively may withdraw funds at any time without prior notice or penalty. Cash equivalents, excluding items classified as marketable securities, include short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash, and so near their maturity that they present minimal risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify under that definition. Original maturity means original maturity to the entity holding the investment. For example, both a three-month US Treasury bill and a three-year Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. However, a Treasury note purchased three years ago does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity is three months.

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Aggregate amount of each class of warrants or rights outstanding.

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For a forward contract or an option indexed to the issuer's equity shares, the forward price or option strike price, as applicable.

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Value of warrants and rights outstanding. "Equity warrants and rights outstanding" represents derivative securities that give the holder the right to purchase securities (usually equity) from the issuer at a specific price within a certain time frame. Warrants are often included in a new debt issue to entice investors by a higher return potential.

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Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)					9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Common Stock Closes Above $15.00 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Common Stock Closes Above $20.00 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Black-Scholes Model Used to Value Warrants [Member]	May 10, 2012 Monte-Carlo Simulation Used To Value Derivative Assets And Liabilities [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Monte-Carlo Simulation Used To Value Derivative Assets And Liabilities [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Cash equivalents invested in money market funds	$ 100,159	$ 55,629
Issued warrants to purchase shares of common stock								179,241
Fair value of warrants issued	114,174
Dividend yield					0.00%
Volatility rate					95.00%	80.00%	85.00%
Risk-free interest rate					0.31%	1.035%	0.747%
Expected life					1 year 9 months
Closing stock price						$ 3.4130	$ 1.43
Mandatory conversion percentage per Debentures agreement			50.00%	100.00%
Share price which determines conversion per Debentures agreement			$ 15.00	$ 20.00
Number of consecutive trading days required at stock price				20 days
Mandatory conversion minimum per Debentures agreement	$ 2,500,000