Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value of Warrants (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Series A 2015 Warrants [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Expected volatility (in hundredths)	91.13%
Risk-free interest rates (in hundredths)	1.31%
Expected life (in years)	4 years 9 months
Series B 2015 Warrants [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Expected volatility (in hundredths)	122.86%
Risk-free interest rates (in hundredths)	0.00%
Expected life (in years)	1 month 24 days
February 2015 Warrants [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Expected volatility (in hundredths)	91.13%
Risk-free interest rates (in hundredths)	1.26%
Expected life (in years)	4 years 6 months
October 2013 Warrants [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Expected volatility (in hundredths)	93.75%
Risk-free interest rates (in hundredths)	0.92%
Expected life (in years)	3 years

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Period the instrument, asset or liability is expected to be outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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