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Segments and Major Customers (Details 1) - Customer Concentration Risk - Accounts Receivable [Member]	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Customer 1 [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Customer concentration risk		17.00%
Customer 2 [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Customer concentration risk	10.00%	12.00%
Customer 3 [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Customer concentration risk	14.00%	13.00%

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