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Income Taxes (Pre-Tax Earnings) (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Pre-Tax (Loss) Earnings    
Total Pre-Tax (Loss) Earnings $ (7,868,858)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax $ (10,146,228)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax
UNITED STATES    
Pre-Tax (Loss) Earnings    
Total Pre-Tax (Loss) Earnings (7,868,858)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax
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(10,146,228)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax
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Outside the U.S. [Member]    
Pre-Tax (Loss) Earnings    
Total Pre-Tax (Loss) Earnings $ 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax
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$ 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeTax
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