Represents the interest rate will be increase in case of default.

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Percentage of commission on outstanding notes payable during the payable.

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Description of financing cost related to leases that have been recorded under the deposit method, as a financing or as a capital leases in connection with the transaction involving the sale of property to another party and the lease of the property back to the seller.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Description of the interest rate for the amounts borrowed under the credit facility, including the terms and the method for determining the interest rate (for example, fixed or variable, LIBOR plus a percentage, increasing rate, timing of interest rate resets, remarketing provisions).

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of loss contingency liability expected to be resolved within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of receivable related to a loss contingency accrual that is expected to be collected within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. For example, an insurance recovery receivable.

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The cash outflow for payments to acquire rented equipment which is recorded as an asset.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual)		1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual)	Jun. 12, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 23, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2017 JPY (¥)	Sep. 29, 2017 CHF (SFr)	Dec. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2016 JPY (¥)	Nov. 21, 2016 JPY (¥)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity \| ¥										¥ 500,000,000
Line of Credit, Current				$ 4,442,000		¥ 500,000,000		$ 4,283,000	¥ 500,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity				$ 1,000,000			SFr 1,000,000
Interest Rate Increase In Case Of Default				14.00%
Percentage Of Commission On Outstanding Notes Payable				0.25%
Payments to Acquire Equipment on Lease				$ 737,456
Loss Contingency, Accrual, Current				7,000,000				0			$ 0
Loss Contingency, Receivable, Current				7,000,000				0			$ 0
Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingency, Accrual, Current					$ 7,000,000
lease schedule 009R [Member]
Payments to Acquire Equipment on Lease				$ 1,310,609
Sale Leaseback Transaction Net Proceeds Expiration Term		24 months
lease schedule 008R [Member]
Payments to Acquire Equipment on Lease	$ 964,612
Sale Leaseback Transaction Net Proceeds Expiration Term	36 months
Lease Line Of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 2,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity		$ 1,957,000
Hardware Equipment [Member] \| lease schedule 008R [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Imputed Interest Rate Term	2.81% per $1
Hardware Equipment [Member] \| Lease Line Of Credit [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Imputed Interest Rate Term		3.94% per $1	3.94% per $1
Non-Hardware Equipment [Member] \| lease schedule 008R [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Imputed Interest Rate Term	3.12% per $1
Non-Hardware Equipment [Member] \| Lease Line Of Credit [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Imputed Interest Rate Term		4.75% per $1	4.75% per $1
Mizuho Bank [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description				(approximately 0.12% as of September 29, 2017) plus a 0.50% spread, and may be renewed annually (the current line expires on November 21, 2017).
Foreign Exchange [Member]
Line of Credit, Current				$ 4,400,000				$ 4,300,000