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The value of the financial instrument(s) that the original debt is being converted into in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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Convertible Notes Payable - Additional Information (Details)										3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 10, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Apr. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 13, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 02, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Feb. 10, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Feb. 01, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jan. 12, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 13, 2016	Jun. 06, 2016 USD ($) Installment $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
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Debt instrument, conversion price \| $ / shares			$ 0.11	$ 0.14	$ 0.20	$ 0.32	$ 0.36
Reduction in Principal			$ 4,417,830,000	$ 100,000	$ 3,045,817,000	$ 500,000	$ 1,478,318,000			$ 12,210,000	$ 0
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Number of common stock issued \| shares			41,054,082	900,000	15,358,864	1,700,000	4,113,520
Subsequent Event [Member]
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Debt instrument, conversion price \| $ / shares	$ 0.06
Reduction in Principal	$ 3,621,286,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Common Stock Issued [Member]
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Number of common stock issued \| shares	59,171,335
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Warrant Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate amount to be paid in exchange for cancellation of warrants		$ 7,900,000
Senior Secured Convertible Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal face amount										22,143,000			$ 35,000,000
Debt discount on senior notes										12,853,000
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Debt instrument, principal face amount									$ 35,000,000
Debt discount on senior notes									2,800,000	$ 35,000,000
Interest rate upon default										0.00%
Rate of interest in event of default										15.00%
Debt instrument interest rate computation terms										The Notes do not bear any ordinary interest. However, interest shall commence accruing immediately upon the occurrence of, and shall continue accruing during the continuance of, an Event of Default, at 15% per annum and shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and shall be payable
Proceeds from issuance of notes available for general corporate purposes									$ 3,000,000	$ 6,600,000		$ 3,000,000
Maturity date of notes										Dec. 29, 2017
Amortization payments number of equal installments \| Installment									14
Period after original date of issuance of notes for which amortization payment begins								7 months
Debt instrument, original issuance date										Jun. 13, 2016
Debt instrument, conversion price \| $ / shares									$ 4.39
Debt discount amortization										$ 22,100,000
Beneficial conversion feature										4,400,000
Debt instrument, put options issued on default and change in control, value										0
Debt issuance costs										1,000,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs										500,000
Senior Secured Convertible Notes [Member] \| Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Restricted Cash [Member]
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Proceeds from issuance of notes and warrants										$ 11,800,000
Series C Warrants [Member] \| Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]
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Additional issuance of common stock purchase price per share. \| $ / shares									$ 0.01
Series C Warrants [Member] \| Senior Secured Convertible Notes [Member]
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Debt instrument, principal face amount													$ 35,000,000
Series C Warrants [Member] \| Senior Secured Convertible Notes [Member] \| Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]
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Shares issuable upon warrants exercised \| shares									6,800,000