Lease effective date.

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Area of land held.

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Description of terms and conditions of option to extend lessee's operating lease. Includes, but is not limited to, information about option recognized as part of right-of-use asset and lease liability.

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Term of lessee's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of single lease cost, calculated by allocation of remaining cost of lease over remaining lease term. Includes, but is not limited to, single lease cost, after impairment of right-of-use asset, calculated by amortization of remaining right-of-use asset and accretion of lease liability.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Subsequent Events (Details Narrative)			12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details Narrative)	Mar. 01, 2021 USD ($) ft²	Feb. 23, 2021 shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Operating Lease, Cost			$ 2,340,428	$ 2,342,344
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Lease effective date	Jan. 01, 2022
PSU Agreement [Member] \| Mr. Fischel [Member] \| Common Stock [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period \| shares		13,000,000
Office Lease Agreement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Globe Building Company [Member] \| Office Space and Manufacturing Facilities [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Area of Land \| ft²	43,100
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract	10 years
Lessee, Operating Lease, Option to Extend	two renewal options of five years each
Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term	5 years
Office Lease Agreement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Globe Building Company [Member] \| Office Space and Manufacturing Facilities [Member] \| Minimum Annual Rent in 2022 [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Operating Lease, Cost	$ 800,000
Office Lease Agreement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Globe Building Company [Member] \| Office Space and Manufacturing Facilities [Member] \| Minimum Annual Rent in 2031 [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Operating Lease, Cost	$ 1,000,000.0