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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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Description of the interest rate as being fixed or variable, and, if variable, identification of the index or rate on which the interest rate is based and the number of points or percentage added to that index or rate to set the rate, and other pertinent information, such as frequency of rate resets.

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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 - First and Second May 2013 Convertible Notes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 22, 2013	May 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Sale of convertible note	$ 3,529,000
Convertible note interest rate description	On May 22, 2013, the Company completed the sale of convertible notes under a convertible note purchase agreement in the amount of $3,529,000 in a private placement to 22 investors (First May 2013 Convertible Notes). The First May 2013 Convertible Notes accrued interest at a rate of 10% per annum and would have matured on May 22, 2016.	On May 28, 2013, the Company completed the sale of a convertible note under a separate convertible note purchase agreement in the amount of $3,000,000 in a private placement (Second May 2013 Convertible Note). The Second May 2013 Convertible Note accrued interest at a rate of 10% per annum and would have matured on May 30, 2016.
Proceeds from issuance of Convertible Notes		3,000,000
Notes converted at discount into common stock percentage			142.86%
Amount of additional Non-Qualified Financing			2,000,000
Percentage of proceeds from Non-Qualified Financing			50.00%
First and second May 2013 convertible notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Discount on conversion price			30.00%
First may 2013 convertible note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of Convertible Notes	3,529,000
Estimated fair value of Convertible Notes as of issuance dates	4,907,000		5,147,000
Excess of estimated fair value of Convertible Notes	1,378,000
Increase of estimated fair value of Convertible Notes			166,000
Second may 2013 convertible note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of Convertible Notes	3,000,000
Estimated fair value of Convertible Notes as of issuance dates	4,162,000		4,369,000
Excess of estimated fair value of Convertible Notes	1,162,000
Increase of estimated fair value of Convertible Notes			$ 149,000
Common stock [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible into share of common stock per share		70.00%