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Marketable Securities And Fair Value Disclosures (Schedule Of The Major Classes Of Liabilities Measured At Fair Value) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013
Derivative Liability [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
April 1, 2012	$ 529
Valuation of original derivative liability	3,779
Valuation of derivative liability attributable to modification	542
Mark to market adjustment	(3,792)
Balance at March 31, 2013	529
Warrants [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
April 1, 2012	3,633
Warrant issuance with Senior Convertible Note	7,018
Warrant issuance with Senior Secured Term Loan	380
Mark to market adjustment	(3,765)
Balance at March 31, 2013	$ 3,633

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This element represents the aggregate of the liabilities reported on the balance sheet at period end measured at fair value by the entity. This element is intended to be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (a)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7578670&loc=d3e19207-110258

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