Stockholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014
Preferred Stock
Exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 34.12
Rights [Member]
Preferred Stock
Exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 80.0
Exercise price before adjustment (in dollars per share)	$ 250.0
Percentage of beneficial ownership to acquire to make the Rights exercisable	4.99%
Rights [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Preferred Stock
Percentage of ownership before the NOL Amendment	20.00%

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(i)(4))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690

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