Related Party Transaction, Percentage of Gross Sales due to Related Parties

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Related Party Transaction, Royalty Agreement Term

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for royalties.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of required minimum rental payments for leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year.

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Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income.

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Amount of expense related to royalty payments under a contractual arrangement such as payment for mineral and drilling rights and use of technology or intellectual property.

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Commitments and contingencies (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Commitments and contingencies (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2014
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Future minimum lease payments			$ 2,350
Rent expense			351,000	$ 522,000	$ 337,000
Percent of gross sales due to related parties		2.00%				2.00%
Royalty expense			17,000	25,000	20,000
Royalties payable			$ 3,000	$ 3,000	$ 4,000
Subsequent Event
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Royalty agreement term	20 years
Subsequent Event \| Royalty agreement first ten years
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Percent of gross sales due to related parties	2.00%
Subsequent Event \| Royalty agreement next ten years
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Percent of gross sales due to related parties	1.00%