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Convertible Notes Payable - Summary of Common Stock Shares Issued under Notes (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($)										6 Months Ended
	Jul. 07, 2017	Jul. 02, 2017	May 09, 2017	Apr. 10, 2017	Mar. 13, 2017	Mar. 02, 2017	Feb. 10, 2017	Feb. 01, 2017	Jan. 12, 2017	Jul. 07, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Reduction in Principal			$ 1,913,915	$ 3,621,286	$ 4,417,830	$ 126,000	$ 3,045,817	$ 544,000	$ 1,478,318	$ 21,347,166	$ 15,831,000	$ 0
Common Stock Issued [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of shares issued			38,278,294	59,171,335	41,054,082	900,000	15,358,864	1,700,000	4,113,520	442,004,666
Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Reduction in Principal	$ 2,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Common Stock Issued [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of shares issued	40,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of shares issued		4,200
Exchange Agreement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Reduction in Principal		$ 4,200,000
Exchange Agreement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Common Stock Issued [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of shares issued		241,428,571
Exchange Agreement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of shares issued		4,200