The annual consulting fees according to contract terms.

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The number of equity-based payment instruments that has vested during the reporting period.

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Foreign exchange rate used to translate amounts denominated in functional currency to reporting currency.

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Expenditures for salaries of officers. Does not include allocated share-based compensation, pension and post-retirement benefit expense or other labor-related non-salary expense. For commercial and industrial companies, excludes any direct and overhead labor that is included in cost of goods sold.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Number of shares (or other type of equity) issued during the period as a result of any equity-based compensation plan other than an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), net of any shares forfeited. Shares issued could result from the issuance of restricted stock, the exercise of stock options, stock issued under employee stock purchase plans, and/or other employee benefit plans.

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Transactions with Related Parties - Additional Information - Management and Directors Fees (Details)	6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended			4 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		4 Months Ended		6 Months Ended				0 Months Ended							6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Feb. 07, 2011 CEO USD ($)	Feb. 07, 2011 CEO EUR (€)	Feb. 07, 2011 CEO	May 03, 2013 CEO USD ($)	May 03, 2013 CEO EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2013 CEO USD ($)	May 02, 2011 CFO USD ($)	May 02, 2011 CFO EUR (€)	May 03, 2013 CFO USD ($)	May 03, 2013 CFO EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2013 CFO USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 COO USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 COO EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2013 COO USD ($)	May 27, 2014 First Installment CEO	May 03, 2014 First Installment CEO	Feb. 07, 2012 First Installment CEO	May 03, 2015 Second Installment CEO	Feb. 07, 2013 Second Installment CEO	May 03, 2016 Third Installment CEO	Feb. 07, 2014 Third Installment CEO	Jun. 30, 2014 Renewal Consulting Agreements CEO and CFO USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Renewal Consulting Agreements CEO and CFO USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Annual Consulting Fees			$ 219,000	€ 160,000		$ 239,000	€ 174,600		$ 77,000	€ 56,000	$ 140,000	€ 102,000		$ 161,000	€ 117,519
Exchange rate EUR/USD	1.37
Executive directors consultancy fees								$ 79,000					$ 25,000	$ 84,000		$ 79,000								$ 202,000	$ 63,000
Number of shares granted	402,167	279,333			28,000	28,000	28,000
Number of shares vested during the period																		9,333	9,333	9,333	9,333	9,334	9,334
Number of shares issued in period																	9,333