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N.S.C. Agua, S.A. de C.V. (Details Textual) gal in Millions		1 Months Ended						3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			36 Months Ended
	Oct. 13, 2016 MXN	Nov. 30, 2015 gal	Feb. 28, 2014 USD ($)	May 31, 2013 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2012 USD ($) m²	Feb. 29, 2012 USD ($)	May 31, 2010 gal	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) gal	Dec. 31, 2015 MXN gal	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) gal	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 23, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 23, 2016 MXN	Dec. 31, 2015 MXN
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
General and administrative expenses								$ 4,528,679	$ 3,487,967		$ 13,925,439	$ 11,042,507
Assets, Total								163,289,523			163,289,523		$ 161,575,026
Liabilities, Total								9,915,817			9,915,817		13,379,921
Legal Fees								18,000			357,000
Option agreement [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Payments To Enter Option Agreement						$ 300,000
Mexican Tax Authority [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Income Tax Examination, Estimate of Possible Loss													428,203	MXN 7,367,875
N S C Agua [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners							50.00%
Total Percentage Of Ownership Interest In An Acquired Company				99.90%
Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant Per Day Processing Capacity | gal							100								100
General and administrative expenses								606,000	$ 358,000		2,248,000	$ 1,370,000
Further Required Payment As Compensation For Operation and Maintenance															$ 500,000
Lease Term					20 years
Assets, Total								21,700,000			21,700,000		22,000,000
Liabilities, Total								$ 321,000			$ 321,000		$ 488,000
Payments for Compensation for Operation and Maintenance										$ 350,000
Operating Leases, Rent Expense per month					$ 20,000
Percentage of Voting Interest Acquired through Option Agreement			25.00%
Payments For Option Exercised			$ 1,000,000
Area of Land | m²					5,000
Payments to Acquire Land																$ 20,600,000
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures																	$ 485,000,000	MXN 9,000,000
Expected Annual Revenues From Project																	$ 55,000,000	MXN 1,020,000
N S C Agua [Member] | First Phase [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant Per Day Processing Capacity | gal		50											50	50
N S C Agua [Member] | Second Phase [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant Per Day Processing Capacity | gal		50											50	50
N S C Agua [Member] | Option agreement [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Repayment of inter-company loan payable				$ 5,700,000
Total Voting Interest Percentage After Conversion Of Loan				99.90%
Percentage of Voting Interest Acquired through Option Agreement						25.00%
Payments For Option Exercised			$ 1,000,000
N S C Agua [Member] | Mexican Tax Authority [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Irrevocable letter of credit													$ 428,203						MXN 7,367,875
NSA [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners							50.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] | N S C Agua [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
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