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Senior Convertible Debentures (Details Narrative)		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 13, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) N $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2014 N $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 25, 2014 $ / shares
Aggregate principal amount		$ 4,982		$ 6,144
Conversion price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Debt discount issuance		$ 4,717		$ 5,812
Number of equity instrument issued upon conversion | N		1,162	1,401,167
Debt beneficial conversion feature		$ 1,162
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] | Senior Convertible Debentures Due March 18, 2044 [Member]
Remaining unamortized financing costs					$ 1,110,568
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] | Senior Convertible Debentures Due March 18, 2044 [Member] | Purchasers [Member]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 10,000,000
Description of conversion terms	Convertible, in whole or in part, at the option of the holder into common shares of the Company.
Conversion price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 1.20
Amended conversion price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 1.00
Debt discount issuance	$ 5,989,900
Debt beneficial conversion feature discount	4,010,100
Deferred income tax liability					$ 1,400,000
Total debt discount issuance (effective interest method)	10,000,000
Finder's fees and other financing costs	$ 788,712
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] | Senior Convertible Debentures Due March 18, 2044 [Member] | Warrant [Member]
Number of warrant issued | shares	16,916,666
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] | Senior Convertible Debentures Due March 18, 2044 [Member] | Warrant [Member] | Purchasers [Member]
Number of warrant issued | shares	16,666,666
Fair value	$ 22,326,200
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] | Senior Convertible Debentures Due March 18, 2044 [Member] | Warrant [Member] | Non - Purchasers [Member]
Number of warrant issued | shares	250,000
Fair value	$ 334,900
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] | Senior Convertible Debentures Due March 18, 2044 [Member] | Series A Warrant [Member]
Number of warrant issued | shares	8,458,333
Number of common shares called by each | shares	1
Exercise price (in dollars per shares) | $ / shares	$ 1.20
Exercisable date	Mar. 18, 2019
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] | Senior Convertible Debentures Due March 18, 2044 [Member] | Series A Warrant [Member] | Purchasers [Member]
Number of warrant issued | shares	8,333,333
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] | Senior Convertible Debentures Due March 18, 2044 [Member] | Series A Warrant [Member] | Non - Purchasers [Member]
Number of warrant issued | shares	125,000
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] | Senior Convertible Debentures Due March 18, 2044 [Member] | Series B Warrant [Member]
Number of warrant issued | shares	8,458,333
Number of common shares called by each | shares	1
Exercise price (in dollars per shares) | $ / shares	$ 1.68
Exercisable date	Mar. 18, 2019
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] | Senior Convertible Debentures Due March 18, 2044 [Member] | Series B Warrant [Member] | Purchasers [Member]
Number of warrant issued | shares	8,333,333
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] | Senior Convertible Debentures Due March 18, 2044 [Member] | Series B Warrant [Member] | Non - Purchasers [Member]
Number of warrant issued | shares	125,000
Amended Registration Rights Agreement ( the Debenture Amendment) [Member] | Amended Senior Convertible Debentures Due March 18, 2044 [Member]
Amended conversion price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 1.00				$ 1.00
Number of equity instrument issued upon conversion | N		1,162
Debt beneficial conversion feature		$ 1,162

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