Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014
Patents	$ 2,111,978us-gaap_FiniteLivedPatentsGross	$ 2,054,316us-gaap_FiniteLivedPatentsGross
Trademarks	663,698us-gaap_FiniteLivedTrademarksGross	632,458us-gaap_FiniteLivedTrademarksGross
C-Thru,Customer List	1,050,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedCustomerListsGross	1,050,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedCustomerListsGross
Goodwill	1,375,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Total Intangible Assets	15,610,676	5,236,774
Accumulated amortization	1,681,065	1,164,877
Net Intangible Assets	13,929,611	4,071,897
First Aid Only, Inc.
Tradename, Customer List	8,910,000
Goodwill			1,340,000
Pac-Kit
Tradename, Customer List	$ 1,500,000	$ 1,500,000

Finite lived intangible asset consisting of trademarks and customer lists.

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- Definition

Gross amount of finite-lived intangible assets, indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill.

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- Definition

Gross carrying amount before accumulated amortization as of the balance sheet date of an asset comprised of customer information, acquired in a business combination or other transaction, having a finite beneficial life.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

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- Definition

Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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- Definition

Gross carrying amount before accumulated amortization as of the balance sheet date of the costs pertaining to the exclusive legal rights granted to the owner of the patent to exploit an invention or a process for a period of time specified by law. Such costs may have been expended to directly apply and receive patent rights, or to acquire such rights.

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- Definition

Gross carrying amount before accumulated amortization as of the balance sheet date for the rights acquired through registration of a trademark to gain or protect exclusive use of a business name, symbol or other device or style for a specified period of time.

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- Definition

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 20

-Section 45

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388280&loc=d3e13770-109266

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- Definition

Carrying amount of finite-lived intangible assets, indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill. Goodwill is an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Intangible assets are assets, not including financial assets, lacking physical substance.

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