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Debt Instrument Convertible Conversion Price Percentage

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Debt Instrument Excess Of Fair Value Over Carrying Value

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Debt Instrument Extended Maturity Term Of Convertible Notes

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Discount On Conversion Price

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Increase In Estimated Fair Value Of Convertible Notes

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Initial Public Offering Price Per Share

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Line Of Credit Facility Additional Commitment Fee Percentage

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Fair value portion of borrowing which can be exchanged for a specified number of another security at the option of the issuer or the holder, for example, but not limited to, the entity's common stock.

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, the carrying amount (net of accumulated amortization) as of the balance sheet date of capitalized costs associated with the issuance of debt instruments (for example, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs) that will be charged against earnings over the life of the debt instruments to which such costs pertain.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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The cash inflow from the issuance of a long-term debt instrument which can be exchanged for a specified amount of another security, typically the entity's common stock, at the option of the issuer or the holder.

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Convertible Notes Payable - October 2012 Subordinated Convertible Note - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 28, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Aug. 31, 2013	Apr. 10, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 Non-current other liabilities [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Current and non-current other assets [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Legal fees [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 October 2012 subordinated convertible note [Member]	Oct. 16, 2012 October 2012 subordinated convertible note [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 October 2012 subordinated convertible note [Member]	Apr. 10, 2013 October 2012 subordinated convertible note [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 October 2012 subordinated convertible note [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 October 2012 subordinated convertible note [Member] Conversion adjusted rate [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 October 2012 subordinated convertible note [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 October 2012 subordinated convertible note [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 October 2012 subordinated convertible note [Member] Agent fee [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 October 2012 subordinated convertible note [Member] Agent fee [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Company borrowed convertible note											$ 2,500,000
Convertible Note initial maturity term											3 years
Convertible Note additional maturity term											2 years
Convertible Note interest percentage per annum											12.00%	12.00%
Outstanding principal balance												1,250,000		1,703,000
Accrued interest on promissory notes		74,000	74,000
Convertible debt, fair value												1,360,000	1,360,000
Gain on extinguishment of debt			49,000
Converted Agent Fee							48,000	39,000
Agent Fee, percentage										5.00%
Additional agent fee, percentage										1.00%
Deferred financing costs			195,000		24,000	261,000			22,000	87,000								63,000	89,000
Convertible into share of common stock per share												85.00%			80.00%
Discount on conversion price																20.00%	15.00%
Public offering price of the shares sold				$ 12.00								$ 12
Estimated fair value of Convertible Notes as of issuance dates											2,662,000	2,500,000		2,797,000
Proceeds from issuance of Convertible Notes	3,000,000										2,500,000
Excess of estimated fair value of Convertible Notes											162,000
Increase of estimated fair value of Convertible Notes												$ 133,000