Summary of Warrant Activity (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Warrants Outstanding and exercisable, beginning balance	87,264,164	126,109,532
Weighted Average Exercise Price Outstanding and exercisable, beginning balance	$ 0.02	$ 0.29
Warrants, Granted	25,000	62,500
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Granted	$ 0.29	$ 0.29
Warrants, Exercised	(18,052,966)	(7,855,062)
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised	$ 0.05	$ 0.05
Warrants, Forfeited	(68,723,698)	(31,052,806)
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Forfeited	$ 0.05	$ 1.06
Warrants Outstanding and exercisable, ending balance	512,500	87,264,164
Weighted Average Exercise Price Outstanding and exercisable, ending balance	$ 0.92	$ 0.02

Weighted average price at which option holders acquired shares when converting their stock options into shares.

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Weighted average price at which grantees could have acquired the underlying shares with respect to stock options that were terminated.

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Weighted average per share amount at which grantees can acquire shares of common stock by exercise of options.

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Weighted average exercise price outstanding.

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Number of non-option equity instruments exercised by participants.

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Number of shares under non-option equity instrument agreements that were either cancelled or expired.

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Net number of non-option equity instruments granted to participants.

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Number of equity instruments other than options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested instruments.

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