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Warrants And Derivative Liabilities (Schedule Of The Fair Value Of The Warrants Using The Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model - Securities Agreement) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Apr. 04, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Apr. 04, 2012 Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Risk free interest rate	0.23%	0.44%	0.33%	0.23%	1.19%	0.77%	0.63%	0.75%
Expected annual dividend yield	16.50%	15.00%	16.00%	15.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Expected volatility	73.50%	75.00%	71.00%	70.00%	80.00%	80.80%	80.90%	80.60%
Term (years)	1 year 9 months 4 days	2 years 6 months	2 years 3 months 11 days	2 years 4 days	5 years 6 months	5 years 3 months 11 days	5 years 4 days	4 years 9 months 4 days
Fair Value					$ 7.0	$ 8.6	$ 7.1	$ 4.4

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Expected dividends to be paid to holders of the underlying shares or financial instruments (expressed as a percentage of the share or instrument's price).

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Measure of dispersion, in percentage terms (for instance, the standard deviation or variance), for a given stock price.

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