Commitments and Contingencies - Concentrations (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015 item
Vendor \| Exclusive Distribution Agreement [Member]
Concentrations
Number of products from which revenue is derived	3
Processor
Concentrations
Initial term of contract	5 years
Notice period for termination	18 months
Period within which new facility can be found and made operational	6 months

Represents the initial period of time covered by the agreement.

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Represents the notice period for termination of the processor facility lease.

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Represents the number of products from which revenue is derived by the entity.

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- Definition

Represents the period within which new facility could be found and made operational by the entity.

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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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