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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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The per share price that the individual must pay to acquire shares under the deferred compensation arrangement.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Share-Based Compensation Plans (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 30, 2015 agreement $ / shares shares	Jun. 23, 2015 officers $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) plan $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	May. 22, 2015 shares	Dec. 31, 2014 $ / shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of share-based compensation plans \| plan					2
Share-based compensation expense \| $			$ 1,087	$ 544	$ (109)	$ 941
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001			$ 0.0001
Consultant
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of consulting agreements \| agreement	2
Option awards granted (in shares)	1,000,000
Option award exercise price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 1.27
Consultant One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Option awards granted (in shares)	500,000
Consultant Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Option awards granted (in shares)	500,000
Executive Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period of share-based compensation awards		3 years
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based compensation \| $			$ 83		$ 83
Period for recognition for unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based compensation					3 years
Option awards granted (in shares)		50,000
Option award exercise price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 1.23
Executive officers \| officers		2
Fair value of option awards granted \| $			87		$ 87
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses \| Consultant
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense \| $			1,100		1,100
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses \| Executive Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense \| $			5		$ 8
SARs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period of share-based compensation awards					3 years
Contractural term of share-based compensation awards					5 years
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based compensation \| $			201		$ 201
Period for recognition for unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based compensation					3 years
SARs \| Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense \| $			$ 12	$ 544	$ (1,200)	$ 941
Stock Options \| 2015 Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Contractural term of share-based compensation awards					10 years
Number of shares authorized under stock option plan							1,500,000
Maximum number of options authorized to be granted to single stockholder							500,000
Stock options issued and outstanding (in shares)			1,100,000		1,100,000