Related Party Transaction - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2013 8% convertible promissory notes	Mar. 31, 2013 Rose and Walters 8% convertible promissory notes	Mar. 31, 2013 Samuel G. Rose Julie Walters	Mar. 31, 2013 Mltm Lending, Llc and The Ml Dynasty Trust	Mar. 31, 2013 Mltm Lending, Llc and The Ml Dynasty Trust 8% convertible promissory notes	Mar. 31, 2013 Judy Lenkin 8% convertible promissory notes	Mar. 31, 2013 Allen Kronstadt 8% convertible promissory notes	Dec. 31, 2011 Michael Dodd
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sale of composite rail ties to 3D Global Solutions Inc											$ 102,200
Convertible debt, conversion price					$ 0.40
Interest expense	172,404	37,974
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights					1,041,668			979,168	62,500	2,291,668
Class Of Warrant Or Right Exercise Price Of Warrants Or Rights			1.00	0.60
Minority interest ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners						5.00%	5.00%		5.00%	5.00%
Debt issued, principal amount					416,667			391,667	25,000	916,667
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage					8.00%			8.00%	8.00%	8.00%
Debt Instrument Convertible Interest Expense Share				84,400
Debt Instrument Payment Terms				The 8% 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 (as defined in the 8% Notes). We may prepay the 8% Notes, in whole or in part, upon 60 calendar days prior written notice to the holders thereof. Interest accrues on the 8% Notes at a rate of 8.0% per annum, payable during the first three years that the 8% Notes are outstanding in shares of common stock, valued at the weighted average price of a share of common stock for the twenty consecutive trading days prior to the interest payment date, pursuant to the terms of the 8% Notes. During the fourth and fifth years that the 8% Notes are outstanding, interest that accrues under the 8% Notes shall be payable in cash.
Warrant Terms				subject to adjustment as provided for by the terms thereof, 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 8% Notes to which the applicable 8% Note Warrant is related has been repaid in full.
Debt Instrument Convertible Interest Expense Shares								75,100	5,100	83,800
Debt Instrument Convertible Interest Expense Value				$ 57,400				$ 51,100	$ 3,400	$ 57,000