Investment in OC-BVI (Details 1) (Ocean Conversion (Bvi) Ltd [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Ocean Conversion (Bvi) Ltd [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 1,068,901	$ 1,175,129
Cost of revenues	581,644	721,149
Gross profit	487,257	453,980
General and administrative expenses	244,342	266,677
Income (loss) from operations	242,915	187,303
Other income (expense), net	(52,649)	(54,954)
Net income	190,266	132,349
Income attributable to non-controlling interests	17,614	7,173
Net income attributable to controlling interests	$ 172,652	$ 125,176

The amount of net income (loss) Attributable To parent company reported by an equity method investment of the entity.

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The amount of the cost of general and administrative expenses reported by an equity method investment of the entity.

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The amount of net income attributable to non-controlling interests reported by an equity method investment of the entity.

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The amount of other income (loss) reported by an equity method investment of the entity.

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The amount of gross profit (loss) reported by an equity method investment of the entity.

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The amount of revenue from sale of goods and services reduced by sales returns, allowances, and discounts reported by an equity method investment of the entity.

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