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Note 8 - Convertible Debt (PIK Notes) (Details Textual)	Dec. 14, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Nov. 03, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	Aug. 01, 2013 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($)	May 31, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 15, 2017	Dec. 31, 2015 $ / shares shares	Aug. 05, 2013 $ / shares
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Accrued Liquidated Damages											$ 9
Paid-in-Kind Interest									$ 4,817,557	$ 3,551,195
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights \| shares									18,813,373	3,744,623			461,340
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights \| $ / shares									$ 0.14	$ 0.36			$ 1.15
Series A PIK Note Derivative Liability [Member]
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Series 2023 PIK Note Derivative Liability [Member]
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Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability, Total									$ 163,634	142,909
Financial Instruments Subject to Mandatory Conversion Earliest Conversion			1 year
Financial Instrument Subject to Mandatory Conversion Period for Calculation of Conversion Feature			10 days
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Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights \| $ / shares									$ 0.10
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Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights \| $ / shares	$ 0.10
Payment in Kind (PIK) Note [Member]
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Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount, Total									9,240,138	15,143,123
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	10.00%	10.00%										3.00%
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Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount, Difference Between Cash Received and Principal		7,348,486
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount, Total		$ 16,560,771							7,701,839	13,421,225
Debt Instrument, Increase, Accrued Interest	$ 324,925								2,797,836	2,243,003
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		1.00%
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Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 10,500,000						16,090,721	14,071,008
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			10.00%
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount, Total									1,538,299	1,721,898
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