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	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 06, 2017 shares	Aug. 16, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($)
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Share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.42		$ 0.42
Net unrealized loss on securities available-for-sale	$ (1,342)	$ (43)	$ (6,788)	$ (43)
Avalanche International Corp. [Member]
Convertible promissory note aggregate principal amount							$ 6,407
Conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares							$ 0.50
Interest rate							12.00%
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares							$ 0.50
Purchase warrant \| shares							12,814,440
Notes Receivable [Member] \| Avalanche International Corp. [Member]
Interest Income, Related Party	535	$ 18	1,454	$ 38
Interest receivable	803		$ 803		$ 324
Notes Receivable, November 30, 2016 [Member] \| Avalanche International Corp. [Member]
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Financing receivable, discount rate								5.00%
Financing receivable, discount								$ 75
Avalanche International Corp. [Member] \| Loan And Security Agreement [Member] \| 12% New Convertible Promissory Note [Member]
Financing receivable term			2 years
Discription of warrant conversion			<p style="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The warrants entitle the Company to purchase up to 12,814,440 shares of AVLP common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share for a period of five years. The exercise price of $0.50 is subject to adjustment for customary stock splits, stock dividends, combinations or similar events.</font></p>
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Net unrealized loss on securities available-for-sale	$ 387		$ 6,401
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Avalanche International Corp. [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Number of shares purchased \| shares			389,391		221,333
Share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 371		$ 371		$ 192