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Commitments (Details) - Purchase Warrants [Member] - $ / shares	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Balance, at beginning	350,000	678,379
Exercised		(8,750)
Expired		(319,629)
Granted	150,000
Balance, at ending	500,000	350,000
Share based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]
Balance, at beginning	$ 4.19	$ 2.87
Exercised		1.13
Expired		1.46
Granted	3.17
Balance, at ending	$ 3.88	$ 4.19

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The number of exercised in period made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)(i)-(ii)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116856206&loc=d3e5070-113901

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