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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from holders exercising their stock warrants.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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Value of outstanding derivative securities that permit the holder the right to purchase securities (usually equity) from the issuer at a specified price.

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Warrants (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Warrants (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding		$ 7,361,283	$ 7,361,283	$ 7,603,141
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights		$ 4.53	$ 4.53	$ 4.46
Outstanding Warrants Expiration Dates			The outstanding warrants have expiration dates between March 2021 and May 2021.
Warrant [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights		$ 4.75	$ 4.75
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Exercised		99,000
Proceeds from Warrant Exercises		$ 470,250
Warrant [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 4.75
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Exercised	294,070
Proceeds from Warrant Exercises	$ 1,396,833