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Income (Loss) Per Share Schedule of Equity Antidilutive Securities (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Performance Share Units, Maximum Number of Shares Issuable Upon Vesting | $ 2,267,562 |  | $ 2,267,562 |
Antidilutive Securities, Amount | 99,829,018 | 127,352,344 | 123,799,669 | 93,434,199
Stock Options [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities, Amount | 16,000 | 1,085,188 | 1,038,123 | 1,263,796
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities, Amount | 7,220,418 | 31,375,699 | 27,801,509 | 35,119,921
Restricted Stock [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities, Amount | 0 | 1,219,018 | 1,042,862 | 1,377,116
Employee Stock [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities, Amount | 0 | 1,079,839 | 1,141,401 | 1,237,057
Performance Shares [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Potentially Dilutive Stock, Contingently Issuable | 1,876,785 | 778,092 | 1,179,984 | 525,861
Antidilutive Securities, Amount | 0 | 0 | 183,174 | 0
Convertible Debt [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities, Amount | 46,296,300 | 46,296,300 | 46,296,300 | 30,185,866
Warrant [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities, Amount | 46,296,300 | 46,296,300 | 46,296,300 | 24,250,443

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