Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value of Warrants (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Series C Warrants [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Expected volatility (in hundredths)	91.93%
Risk-free interest rates (in hundredths)	1.28%
Expected life (in years)	5 years 8 months 12 days
Series A Warrants [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Expected volatility (in hundredths)	96.65%
Risk-free interest rates (in hundredths)	1.01%
Expected life (in years)	3 years 9 months 22 days
February 2015 Warrants [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Expected volatility (in hundredths)	99.65%
Risk-free interest rates (in hundredths)	0.95%
Expected life (in years)	3 years 4 months 17 days
October 2013 Warrants [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Expected volatility (in hundredths)	91.70%
Risk-free interest rates (in hundredths)	0.76%
Expected life (in years)	2 years 29 days

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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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