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Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value of Warrants (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
July 2015 Series A Warrants [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Expected volatility (in hundredths)	93.81%
Risk-free interest rates (in hundredths)	1.04%
Expected life (in years)	4 years 3 months 18 days
February 2015 Warrants [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Expected volatility (in hundredths)	94.20%
Risk-free interest rates (in hundredths)	0.96%
Expected life (in years)	3 years 10 months 24 days
October 2013 Warrants [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Expected volatility (in hundredths)	92.70%
Risk-free interest rates (in hundredths)	0.80%
Expected life (in years)	2 years 6 months

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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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