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Income Taxes (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 04, 2017	Apr. 01, 2015	Apr. 01, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
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Income tax rate									34.00%	34.00%
Revaluation of deferred tax assets and liabilities									$ 17,300
Accrued liabilities					$ 1,600		$ 1,600
Income Tax Provision					$ 12		$ 221
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U.S. federal corporate tax rate							21.00%
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Standard corporate income tax rate		20.00%	21.00%	23.00%
Description of standard corporate income tax rate										The rate further reduced to 19% effective April 1, 2017.
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] \| Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) [Member] \| Photo Therapeutics Limited [Member]
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Operating loss carryforwards									$ 12,800
Percentage of valuation allowance									100.00%
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] \| Israel Tax Authority [Member]
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Standard corporate income tax rate	25.00%
Reduction in standard corporate income tax rate	1.50%
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Standard corporate income tax rate										25.00%
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Standard corporate income tax rate										26.50%
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Expiration year									2022
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Expiration year									2037