Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Asset transfers	$ 0	$ 0
Liabilities transfers	0	$ 0
Repayment of debt	3,339,980
Secured contingent payment obligation	$ 14,185,447
Secured Debt [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Maturity date	Dec. 31, 2021
Discount rate	15.93%
Risk free term	5 years
Risk free rate	1.93%
Credit risk	8.00%
litigation inherent risk	6.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Contingent obligation, term	1 year
Contingent obligation	$ 0
Contingent obligation, probability	0.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Contingent obligation, term	5 years
Contingent obligation	$ 32,000,000
Contingent obligation, probability	35.00%

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Debt Instrument, Contingent Obligation, Probability

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period the instrument, asset or liability is expected to be outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Risk-free interest rate assumption used in valuing an instrument.

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date, including the current and noncurrent portions, of collateralized debt obligations (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer). Such obligations include mortgage loans, chattel loans, and any other borrowings secured by assets of the borrower.

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