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Outstanding accrued and unpaid interest written off.

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Outstanding principal written off.

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Identification of the lender and information about a contractual promise to repay a short-term or long-term obligation, which includes borrowings under lines of credit, notes payable, commercial paper, bonds payable, debentures, and other contractual obligations for payment. This may include rationale for entering into the arrangement, significant terms of the arrangement, which may include amount, repayment terms, priority, collateral required, debt covenants, borrowing capacity, call features, participation rights, conversion provisions, sinking-fund requirements, voting rights, basis for conversion if convertible and remarketing provisions. The description may be provided for individual debt instruments, rational groupings of debt instruments, or by debt in total.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Interest rate on outstanding borrowings under debtor-in-possession financing arrangement.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Description of conditions, facts and circumstances that would trigger a payment of principal or interest which was not otherwise immediately due and payable.

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Cash payments for and related to principal collection on loans related to operating activities.

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The cash outflow associated with extending a long-term loan to a related party. Alternate caption: Payments for Advances to Affiliates.

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Notes Payable - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)				6 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2020	Apr. 06, 2020	Jul. 01, 2019	Jun. 30, 2021
Related party loan			$ 154,190
Interest rate				6.00%
Loan term	2 years
Loan forgiveness, description	The Loan amount may be eligible for forgiveness pursuant to (1) at least 75% of the loan proceeds are used to cover payroll costs and the remainder is used for mortgage interest, rent and utility costs over the eight-week period after the loan is made, and (2) the number of employees and compensation levels are generally maintained.
Outstanding principal written off				$ 119,842
Outstanding accrued and unpaid interest written off				968
Gain on extinguishment of debt				120,810
Relief Therapeutics Loan [Member]
Interest rate		2.00%
Related party loan		$ 500,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		Apr. 06, 2022
Pay Check Protection Program [Member]
Loan funding	$ 119,842
Outstanding principal rate	1.00%
Principal and interest due	$6,744
Gain on extinguishment of debt				$ 120,810