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Intangible Assets (Schedule of Other Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Other Intangible Assets    
Gross Carrying Amount $ 6,706,133us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross $ 6,706,133us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
Accumulated Amortization 3,039,009us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization 2,797,734us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
Net Carrying Amount 3,667,124us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill 3,908,399us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
Acquired intangibles - customer lists and non-compete agreements [Member]    
Other Intangible Assets    
Gross Carrying Amount 1,997,300us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= dss_AcquiredIntangiblesOneMember
1,997,300us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= dss_AcquiredIntangiblesOneMember
Accumulated Amortization 1,570,682us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= dss_AcquiredIntangiblesOneMember
1,532,123us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= dss_AcquiredIntangiblesOneMember
Net Carrying Amount 426,618us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= dss_AcquiredIntangiblesOneMember
465,177us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= dss_AcquiredIntangiblesOneMember
Acquired intangibles - customer lists and non-compete agreements [Member] | Minimum [Member]    
Other Intangible Assets    
Useful Life 5 years  
Acquired intangibles - customer lists and non-compete agreements [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Other Intangible Assets    
Useful Life 10 years  
Acquired intangibles-patents and patent rights [Member]    
Other Intangible Assets    
Gross Carrying Amount 3,650,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= dss_AcquiredIntangiblesTwoMember
[1] 3,650,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= dss_AcquiredIntangiblesTwoMember
[1]
Accumulated Amortization 1,029,889us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= dss_AcquiredIntangiblesTwoMember
[1] 852,343us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= dss_AcquiredIntangiblesTwoMember
[1]
Net Carrying Amount 2,620,111us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= dss_AcquiredIntangiblesTwoMember
[1] 2,797,657us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= dss_AcquiredIntangiblesTwoMember
[1]
Useful Life 5 years 2 months 12 days  
Patent application costs [Member]    
Other Intangible Assets    
Gross Carrying Amount 1,058,833us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentsMember
[2] 1,058,833us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentsMember
[2]
Accumulated Amortization 438,438us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentsMember
[2] 413,268us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentsMember
[2]
Net Carrying Amount $ 620,395us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentsMember
[2] $ 645,565us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentsMember
[2]
Useful Life 9 years 9 months 18 days  
[1] (1) Acquired patents and patent rights are amortized over their expected useful life which is generally the remaining legal life of the patent. As of March 31, 2015, the weighted average remaining useful life of these assets in service was approximately 5.2 years.
[2] (2) Patent application costs are amortized over their expected useful life which is generally the remaining legal life of the patent. As of March 31, 2015, the weighted average remaining useful life of these assets in service was approximately 9.8 years.