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Disposition of Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2011
Disposition of Discontinued Operations (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Net revenues of the discontinued operations		$ 1,460,000
VLI Discontinued Unit [Member]
Disposition of Discontinued Operations (Textual) [Abstract]
Maximum cash purchase price of assets	3,100,000
Cash purchase price of assets, amount received by VLI at closing of the Asset Sale	800,000
Escrow Deposit	2,300,000
Cash proceeds from the escrow account		$ 1,737,000

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The amount of cash proceeds from the sale of assets placed into escrow pending the subsequent collection by the buyer of accounts receivable and the subsequent use of inventory by the buyer.

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Amount of sales or other form of revenues attributable to the disposal group, including a component of the entity (discontinued operation), during the reporting period.

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