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	Jan. 21, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Jan. 10, 2014
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Deferred Finance Costs, Gross		115,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross
Amortization of deferred financing costs		9,584us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	6,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
Deferred Finance Costs, Net		73,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet	83,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet
Cash Payment [Member]
Nature of Expense [Line Items]
Deferred Finance Costs, Gross				15,000
Deferred Finance Costs, Gross				15,000
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Nature of Expense [Line Items]
Deferred Finance Costs, Gross	100,000
Deferred Finance Costs, Gross	$ 100,000