Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term, Total	$ 0	$ 1,668
Long-term, Debt Discounts	0	0
Long-term, Total, net of debt discounts	0	1,668
Short-term, Total	1,838	1,277
Short-term, Debt Discounts	0	(22)
Short-term, Total, net of debt discounts	1,838	1,255
Chang Family Trust
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term, Total	0	1,126
Short-term, Total	1,260	0
Chang Family Trust
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term, Total	0	516
Short-term, Total	578	0
Glen J. Krevlin
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term, Total	0	0
Short-term, Total	0	250
Accredited investor
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term, Total	0	0
Short-term, Total	0	700
Accredited Investor
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term, Total	0	0
Short-term, Total	0	160
Accredited Investor
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term, Total	0	0
Short-term, Total	0	80
Ascentium Capital, LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term, Total	0	0
Short-term, Total	0	22
Ascentium Capital, LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term, Total	0	16
Short-term, Total	0	26
Royal Bank America Leasing, L.P.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term, Total	0	0
Short-term, Total	0	28
Ascentium Capital, LLC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term, Total	0	10
Short-term, Total	$ 0	$ 11

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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