Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2004	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 8% convertible promissory notes	Sep. 30, 2012 Demand Promissory Notes	Sep. 28, 2012 Mr. Rose 8% convertible promissory notes	Sep. 30, 2012 Mr. Rose 8% convertible promissory notes	Aug. 24, 2012 Mr. Rose 8% convertible promissory notes	Sep. 30, 2012 Mr. Rose Demand Promissory Notes	Sep. 30, 2012 Mr. Lenkin	Sep. 28, 2012 Mr. Lenkin 8% convertible promissory notes	Sep. 30, 2012 Mr. Lenkin 8% convertible promissory notes	Aug. 24, 2012 Mr. Lenkin 8% convertible promissory notes	Sep. 28, 2012 Allen Kronstadt 8% convertible promissory notes	Sep. 30, 2012 Allen Kronstadt 8% convertible promissory notes	Aug. 24, 2012 Allen Kronstadt 8% convertible promissory notes	Apr. 25, 2012 Allen Kronstadt Demand Promissory Notes	Dec. 31, 2011 Restricted Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sale of composite rail ties to 3D Global Solutions Inc.		$ 102,200
Percentage of outstanding stock owned		5.00%
Revolving credit facility, maximum agreed amount of loan				2,000,000
Interest rate				12.00%						8.00%								8.00%
Revolving credit facility, original maturity date				Sep. 30, 2012
Shares of common stock issued for loan consideration	1,701,341																		250,000
Registration Period				6 months
Determination of variable weighted average price of common stock, number of trading days				30 days
Stock redemption price				$ 0.90
Revolving credit facility, amount borrowed				466,000
Debt issued, principal amount							500,000		1,709,260	1,666,667		637,000		1,463,443	333,000		1,709,630	1,666,667
Demand promissory notes, aggregate principal amount						5,000,001		0			1,426,667
Demand promissory notes, interest rate per annum		8.00%			8.00%	8.00%			8.00%					8.00%			8.00%
Convertible debt, conversion price							$ 0.4		$ 0.4			$ 0.4		$ 0.4	$ 0.4		$ 0.4
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights		3,800,000					1,250,000	0.6	4,273,150			1,592,500		3,658,609	832,500		4,274,075
Proceeds from issuance of 8% convertible promissory notes		$ 1,500,000	$ 0				$ 500,000					$ 637,000			$ 333,000
Debt Instrument Payment Terms					The August Notes and the September Notes (in the aggregate, the "Notes"), including all outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest, are due and payable on the earlier of five years from date of issuance or upon the occurrence of an Event of Default								The August Note and September Note (together, the "Notes"), including all outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest, are due and payable on the earlier of five years from date of issuance or upon the occurrence of an Event of Default			The August Note and September Note (together, the "Notes"), including all outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest, are due and payable on the earlier of five years from date of issuance or upon the occurrence of an Event of Default
Warrant exercise price		1.0			0.60								0.6			0.6
Warrant Terms					for a period commencing on the date of issuance and ending on the earlier to occur of the date that is (i) three years after the date upon which the weighted average price of a share of Common Stock for the 90 consecutive trading days prior to such date is at least $2.00 per share, and (ii) five years after the date on which the Note to which the applicable Warrant is related has been repaid in full.			or a period commencing on the date of issuance and ending on the earlier to occur of the date that is (i) three years after the date upon which the weighted average price of a share of Common Stock for the 90 consecutive trading days prior to such date is at least $2.00 per share, and (ii) five years after the date on which the Note to which the applicable Warrant is related has been repaid in full.					for a period commencing on the date of issuance and ending on the earlier to occur of the date that is (i) three years after the date upon which the weighted average price of a share of Common Stock for the 90 consecutive trading days prior to such date is at least $2.00 per share, and (ii) five years after the date on which the Note to which the applicable Warrant is related has been repaid in full.			for a period commencing on the date of issuance and ending on the earlier to occur of the date that is (i) three years after the date upon which the weighted average price of a share of Common Stock for the 90 consecutive trading days prior to such date is at least $2.00 per share, and (ii) five years after the date on which the Note to which the applicable Warrant is related has been repaid in full.