Common Shares Issuable Upon Conversion Of Convertible Debt

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Debt Instrument Final Payment Amount.

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount of the required periodic payments including both interest and principal payments.

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Weighted average per share amount at which grantees can acquire shares of common stock by exercise of options.

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Short-Term and Long-Term Debt (Short and Long-Term Debt) (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
	Feb. 23, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Feb. 13, 2014	Aug. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2015	Apr. 28, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 06, 2013	May. 24, 2013	Dec. 31, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stock options issued, exercise price per share		$ 0.60
RBS Citizens [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate						3.61%
Convertible Notes Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount										$ 575,000
Debt interest rate										10.00%
Shares to be issued upon conversion of convertible note, shares										260,180
Debt conversion, price per share										$ 2.21
Debt instrument, carrying amount					$ 500,000		$ 604,000
Periodic installments amount	$ 15,000
Debt instrument, final balloon payment	$ 230,000
Promissory Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount									$ 850,000
Debt instrument, maturity date	May 31, 2016		Feb. 13, 2018
Debt interest rate			1.95%						9.00%
Debt instrument, carrying amount					775,000		850,000
Periodic installments amount	$ 15,000
Debt instrument, final balloon payment	$ 610,000
Promissory Notes [Member] \| RBS Citizens [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount								$ 450,000
Debt instrument, carrying amount					$ 1,050,203		$ 1,078,220
Periodic installments amount				$ 7,658