Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Warrant liability		0
2010 Warrants [Member]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Weighted average term	2 years 2 months 12 days	3 years 2 months 12 days
Warrant exercise price probability	5.00%	5.00%
Risk free interest rate		0.595%
2010 Warrants [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of volatility, maximum	63.40%
Risk free interest rate, maximum	0.36%
2010 Warrants [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of volatility	58.90%	66.69%
Risk free interest rate	0.25%
2011 Warrants [Member]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Weighted average term	3 years	4 years
Warrant exercise price probability	5.00%	5.00%
Percentage of volatility, maximum		66.69%
Risk free interest rate, maximum		0.83%
2011 Warrants [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of volatility	63.40%
Risk free interest rate	0.36%
2011 Warrants [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of volatility	58.90%
Risk free interest rate	0.25%

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Warrant liability derivative instrument fair value assumptions expected volatility rate.

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Warrant liability derivative instrument fair value assumptions expected volatility rate maximum.

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Warrant liability derivative instrument fair value assumptions risk free interest rate.

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Warrant liability derivative instrument fair value assumptions risk free interest rate maximum.

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Warrant liability derivative instrument fair value assumptions weighted average term.

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Value of outstanding derivative securities that permit the holder the right to purchase securities (usually equity) from the issuer at a specified price.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF)

-Number 98-5

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(i))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6881521&loc=d3e23780-122690

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 08

-Paragraph i

-Article 4

Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF)

-Number 00-27

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