Concentrations of Credit Risk (Details) (Paramount [Member])	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Paramount [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Percentage Of Revenue Derived From Total Revenue By Distributor	55.00%	88.00%

Percentage Of total revenues that is derived directly from Distributor

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