Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 48,201	$ 106,205
Patents, amortization	$ 430,071	$ 279,143
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	2,000,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	9,606,597,777	554,223,320
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	9,606,597,777	554,223,320
Series E Preferred Stock [Member]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount	$ 0	$ 63,640
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	2,800
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0
Series G Preferred Stock [Member]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount	$ 0	699,674
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	2,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0
July 2016 Convertible Notes [Member]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount	$ 0	1,634,357
Series I Exchange Notes [Member]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount	0	199,474
October 2016 Convertible Notes [Member]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount	$ 0	$ 264,000
Series J Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,350	1,350
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	1,350
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	1,350
Series J-1 Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,000	1,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	700
Preferred stock, 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
Preferred stock, liquidation preference	$ 761,864	$ 1,500,528
Series K Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	20,000	0
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	2,810	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	2,810	0
TFG Promissory Notes [Member]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount	$ 0	$ 59,658
St. George Convertible Note [Member]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount	673,241	0
Promissory Notes [Member]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount	20,626	0
Baybridge Convertible Note [Member]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount	565,000	0
Secured Promissory Note, Current [Member]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount	1,934,304	0
Secured Promissory Note, Noncurrent [Member]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount	$ 1,684,267	$ 0