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Segments and Major Customers (Details 1) - Customer Concentration Risk - Accounts Receivable [Member]	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Customer 1 [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Customer concentration risk	31.00%	27.00%
Customer 2 [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Customer concentration risk		21.00%
Customer 3 [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Customer concentration risk		28.00%
Customer 4 [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Customer concentration risk		16.00%

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