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Acquisitions, Dispositions and Other Transactions (Other Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Mar. 04, 2015	Mar. 04, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	May. 11, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net				$ 8,417,000		$ 8,191,000	$ 8,417,000
Proceeds from sale of land				771,062	$ 30,000
Proceeds from sale of buildings				161,397
Proceeds from sale of equipment				6,000
Property sales							523,269
Gain on sale of assets							505,578
Additional shares issuable under Share Exchange Agreement						25,240,676
Period for conditional transfer of right						10 days
Ownership interest acquired of all the stock (as a percent)						15.00%
Underwritten Public Offering
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares issued in transaction	6,667,000	6,667,000
Warrants to purchase common stock	6,667,000	6,667,000
Sale of stock, price per share (in shares)	$ 3	$ 3
Exercise price of warrants per share (in dollars per share)	$ 3.75	$ 3.75
Fair value of warrants issued	$ 9,000,000
Warrants, maximum beneficial ownership percentage without written notice	4.99%
Warrants, maximum beneficial ownership percentage with written notice	9.99%
Warrants, beneficial ownership percentage, period of notice to change ownership percentage	61 days
Over-Allotment Option
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase common stock	1,000,050	1,000,050						166,675
Option period of warrants	45 days	45 days
Warrants exercised	113,200	113,200
Expiration period of warrants	5 years	5 years
Land
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net				246,081	$ 29,110		246,081
Buildings
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net				187,690			187,690
Equipment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, net				$ 0			$ 0
TLC \| Leaseback Agreement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase of investments available for sale			$ 15,800,000
Gain on disposition of business			$ 2,500,000
Term of lease (in years)			15 years