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Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities (Details Textual) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2012 AUD
Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Fair value liabilities Level 2 | $ 0 |  |
Outstanding of derivative | 0 |  |
Additional earn-out consideration payment |  | 1,200,000 | 1,100,000
Weighted average inputs discount rate | 11.50% |  |
Accrued liability additional earn out consideration payment |  | 1,200,000 |
Accrued liability additional earn out consideration accrued | 800,000 |  |
Accrued liability additional earn out consideration decreased | 400,000 |  |
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration, at Fair Value, Current | $ 400,000 |  |

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- Definition Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Article 12 -Section 13 -Sentence Column B + Details
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- Definition Current portion of the fair value as of the acquisition date of potential payments under the contingent consideration arrangement, including cash and shares as applicable. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (bbb) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7578670&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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