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Note purchase and exchange agreement, amount authorized to be issued					$ 2,000,000
Average daily trading volume of common stock					$ 50,000
Trading day period proceeding future tranche closing dates					20 days
Interest converted to principal								$ 140,355	$ 0
Unsecured debt [Member] \| Promissory Note Three [Member]
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Repurchase amount					$ 252,466
Secured Debt [Member] \| Note Secured Promissory Agreement [Member]
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Aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding					4,057,227	$ 4,771,582		$ 4,771,582
Average VWAP for redemption								85.00%
Measurement period after conversion date								5 days
Conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares						$ 2		$ 2
Ownership of outstanding common stock, percentage								9.99%
Stated interest rate						12.00%		12.00%
Accrued interest expense, noncurrent						$ 183,618		$ 183,618
Secured Debt [Member] \| Note Secured Promissory Agreement, Maturing December 15, 2020 [Member]
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Aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding					$ 3,359,539
Number of monthly installments \| installment					36			30
Monthly payments					$ 111,585			$ 80,360
Debt conversion, amount						$ 176,000	$ 1,250,000	$ 1,426,000
Debt conversion, converted instrument, shares issued (in shares) \| shares						1,035,295	2,450,981	3,486,276
Interest converted to principal								$ 140,355
Debt instrument, term					3 years
Make-whole dividend liability										$ 3,742,002
Derivative - expected annual volatility								62.00%
Derivative - present value of discount rate								12.00%
Derivative - expected dividend rate								0.00%
Secured Debt [Member] \| Note Secured Promissory Agreement, Maturing November 30, 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding					$ 697,688	$ 250,000		$ 250,000
Debt instrument, term					1 year
Make-whole dividend liability										888,168
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Derivative - present value of discount rate								12.00%
Derivative - expected dividend rate								0.00%
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Aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding						250,000		$ 250,000
Debt instrument, term			1 year
Make-whole dividend liability										$ 267,008
Derivative - expected annual volatility								35.00%
Derivative - present value of discount rate								12.00%
Derivative - expected dividend rate								0.00%
Secured Debt [Member] \| Note Secured Promissory Agreement, First Quarter 2018 Notes [Member]
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Derivative - expected dividend rate		0.00%						0.00%
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Stated interest rate	10.00%
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Proceeds from issuance of debt	500,000
Unamortized discount	50,000
Payments of financing costs	$ 25,000
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Period before redemption date	10 days
Maximum market capitalization	$ 10,000,000
Required notice for maximum market capitalization increase	61 days
Commercial Paper [Member] \| Promissory Note Exchange Agreement [Member]
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Repurchase amount					$ 3,359,539
Series J Preferred Stock [Member]
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Number of shares exchanged (in shares) \| shares				675	400
Capital and accrued dividends				$ 755,417	$ 445,222
Embedded derivative financial instruments [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Note Secured Promissory Agreement [Member]
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Make-whole dividend liability						5,263,040		5,263,040
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of derivative						798,258		785,300
Embedded derivative financial instruments [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Note Secured Promissory Agreement, Maturing December 15, 2020 [Member]
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Make-whole dividend liability						3,317,472		3,317,472
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of derivative								424,530
Embedded derivative financial instruments [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Note Secured Promissory Agreement, Maturing November 30, 2018 [Member]
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Make-whole dividend liability						683,471		683,471
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Make-whole dividend liability						180,300		180,300
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of derivative								86,708
Embedded derivative financial instruments [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Note Secured Promissory Agreement, First Quarter 2018 Notes [Member]
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Make-whole dividend liability						1,081,797		1,081,797
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of derivative								69,365
Embedded derivative financial instruments [Member] \| Convertible debt [Member] \| 2018 St. George Convertible Note [Member]
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Make-whole dividend liability						$ 843,007		843,007
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of derivative								$ 19,432
Embedded derivative financial instruments [Member] \| Convertible debt [Member] \| Convertible debt [Member] \| 2018 St. George Convertible Note [Member]
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Make-whole dividend liability	$ 862,439
Maximum [Member] \| Convertible debt [Member] \| 2018 St. George Convertible Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership of outstanding common stock, percentage	9.99%
Stated interest rate	22.00%