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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of all types of notes payable, as of the balance sheet date, with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Debt (Narrative) (Details)	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	21 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details)	May 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) item shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) item
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Change in fair value of contingent payment obligations					$ (105,000)	$ (68,000)	$ (3,487,000)	$ 755,000
Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Change in fair value of contingent payment obligations		$ 400,000
Convertible Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate					8.00%		8.00%			8.00%
Interest expense							$ 220,000
Amortization period							5 years
Outstanding principal converted							$ 130,000
Debt, term							5 years
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Measurement Input, Prepayment Rate [Member] \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Measurement input \| item					0.25		0.25			0.25
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Measurement Input, Prepayment Rate [Member] \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Measurement input \| item					0.20		0.20			0.20
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Measurement Input, Prepayment Rate [Member] \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Measurement input \| item					0.15		0.15			0.15
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Measurement Input, Prepayment Rate [Member] \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Measurement input \| item					0.10		0.10			0.10
Note Payable To A Related Party [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate					12.00%		12.00%			12.00%
Repayments of Debt							$ 1,200,000
Transfer of capital stock							50.00%
Notes payable					$ 20,000		$ 20,000			$ 20,000
Unpaid fees and expenses					3,100,000		3,100,000			3,100,000
Note Payable To A Related Party [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Mintz [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unpaid fees and expenses					3,600,000		3,600,000			3,600,000
Promissory Notes [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, PLLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt					$ 800,000		$ 800,000			$ 800,000
Interest rate					4.00%		4.00%			4.00%
Debt payment per month							$ 10,000
Balloon payment date							Apr. 01, 2022
Short Term Promissory Notes [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate					20.00%		20.00%			20.00%
Proceeds from debt									$ 230,000
Shares issued \| shares							1,740,426
Convertible Debt, July 18, 2019 [Member] \| Convertible Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate					7.50%		7.50%			7.50%
Contingent Payment Obligation [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Litigation funds					$ 14,700,000		$ 14,700,000			$ 14,700,000
Contingent Payment Obligation [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from debt										1,000,000
Upfront payment							5,000,000
Paycheck Protection Program Loan [Member]
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Interest rate	1.00%
Debt payment per month	$ 8,000
Proceeds from debt	$ 200,000
Letter Agreement [Member]
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Proceeds from debt			$ 600,000	$ 400,000
Contingent Payment Rights [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Common stock issued		900,000					2,100,000
Proceeds from debt							1,000,000
Change in fair value of contingent payment obligations		$ 400,000
Debt, Investor Subscription Amount							10,000,000
Termination payment					1,400,000		1,400,000			1,400,000
Contingent Payment Rights [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of payment obligation					3,000,000		3,000,000			3,000,000
Measurement input					3,000,000		3,000,000			3,000,000
Contingent Payment Rights [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Termination Fee [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of payment obligation					2,400,000		2,400,000			2,400,000
Measurement input					$ 2,400,000		$ 2,400,000			$ 2,400,000
Minimum [Member] \| Contingent Payment Obligation [Member]
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Percentage of proceeds payment							55.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Contingent Payment Obligation [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of proceeds payment							100.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Contingent Payment Rights [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, Proceeds Recovered							$ 10,000,000