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Warrant issued, purchase price per membership unit Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived Impairment of assets Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interest Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic Less: loss attributable to noncontrolling interest Net income (loss) to common shareholders Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interest Impairment of intangible assets and investments inclusive of noncontrolling interest Acquisition of business Common stock issued, price per share Equity Components [Axis] Equity Component [Domain] Parent [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Remainder of Fiscal Year Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, after Year Five Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net Fourth quarter of 2014 Thereafter Total Parent [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Related Party Transaction [Line Items] Palladium Capital Advisors [Member] Less: loss attributable to noncontrolling interest Interest Costs Capitalized Capitalized interest Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Goodwill, Policy [Policy Text Block] Goodwill Customer [Axis] Customer [Domain] Major Customer One [Member] Major Customer 1 Represents information pertaining to major customer one. Major Customer Two [Member] Major Customer 2 Represents information pertaining to major customer two. Asset Impairment Charges Impairment of investment DSS Technology Management Inc [Member] DSS Technology Management, Inc. [Member] DSS Technology Management, Inc. [Member]. Gain Contingency, Patents Allegedly Infringed upon, Number Loss Contingency, Claims Settled, Number Period Following Petition Within Which Decision By PTAB on Whether or Not to Institute CBM Proceeding Should Be Delivered Period following petition within which a decision by the PTAB on whether or not to institute the CBM proceeding should be delivered The period following petition within which a decision by the PTAB on whether or not to institute the CBM proceeding should be delivered. Number of patents allegedly infringed Number of claims settled Treasury Stock, Retired, Cost Method, Amount Treasury shares retired Paid-in-Kind Interest Paid in-kind interest Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Comprehensive income (loss) Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest Number of defendants Less: Comprehensive net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest Escrow Shares Retired Escrow shares retired Represents the value of escrow shares retired during the period.