Stockholders' Equity Rights plan (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common Stock, Voting Rights	.15
Rights [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights \| $ / shares	$ 100.00
Class of Warrant or Right, Redemption Price of Warrants or Rights \| $	$ 0.01

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- Definition

Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

+ References

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(i)(4))
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- Definition

Description of voting rights of common stock. Includes eligibility to vote and votes per share owned. Include also, if any, unusual voting rights.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84159872&loc=d3e21475-112644

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+ References

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