Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 48,201	$ 60,347
Patents, amortization	$ 386,538	$ 169,626
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	25,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	20,000,000,000	20,000,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	8,717,859,917	554,223,320
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	8,717,859,917	554,223,320
Promissory note [Member]
Unamortized discount	$ 2,627,529	$ 0
Series E Preferred Stock [Member]
Unamortized discount	0	63,640
Series G Preferred Stock [Member]
Unamortized discount	0	699,674
October 2016 Convertible Notes [Member]
Unamortized discount	66,000	264,000
Series I Exchange Notes [Member]
Unamortized discount	0	199,474
July 2016 Convertible Notes [Member]
Unamortized discount	$ 0	$ 1,634,357
Series J-1 Preferred Stock [Member]
Temporary equity, shares authorized (in shares)	700	700
Temporary equity, shares issued (in shares)	0	700
Temporary equity, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	700
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	750,000	750,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	750,000	750,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	60,756	125,044
Liquidation preference	$ 746,550	$ 1,500,528
St. George Convertible Note [Member]
Unamortized discount	817,506	0
Tertius Financial Group promissory note [Member]
Unamortized discount	$ 0	$ 59,658