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Net Loss Per Share (Details Textual)	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Feb. 28, 2014 Subsequent Event	Feb. 03, 2014 Subsequent Event
Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Textual) [Abstract]
Potentially dilutive shares	7,366,000	762,000
Aggregate common stock sold			5,116,228
Additional common shares issuable upon exercise of warrants				1,279,057

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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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Number of new stock issued during the period.

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