Debt instrument debt default percentage.

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Debt instrument interest rate on notes in event of default percentage.

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Debt instrument maturity period.

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Exchange of preferred stock stated value.

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Issuance of senior secured promissory note in exchange of preferred stock.

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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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Amount of outstanding short-term debt or borrowing associated with any securities or credit agreement for which there has been a default in principal, interest, sinking fund, or redemption provisions, or any breach of covenant that existed at the end of the period and subsequently has not been cured.

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Discussion of the facts and amounts pertaining to a notice received from a lender that an event of default has occurred with respect to the short-term debt instrument or borrowing, and a description of the expected financial consequences of receiving such notice, including the effects of a demand for immediate repayment of all amounts due. The discussion would generally be expected to also include whether or not the failure can and will be overcome and a description of the terms of any waivers, including the amount of the waiver and the period of time covered by the waiver.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Latest date the outstanding debt instruments are required to be repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Earliest date the outstanding debt instruments are required to be repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The cash inflow from amounts received from issuance of long-term debt that is wholly or partially secured by collateral. Excludes proceeds from tax exempt secured debt.

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Outstanding Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2019	May 23, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 06, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019	Sep. 21, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal face amount				$ 4,500,000
Series D Preferred Shares [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	8.00%
Preferred stock, stated value	$ 1,160,000
Proceeds from exchange of senior secured promissory note	400,000
Issuance of senior secured promissory note in exchange of preferred stock	$ 1,560,000
Maturity date	Apr. 01, 2020
Senior Secured Promissory Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal face amount					$ 2,000,000
Interest rate					8.00%
Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal face amount		$ 3,300,000
Interest rate		8.00%
Maturity period		6 months
Senior Secured Convertible Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal face amount							$ 9,400,000
Interest rate							8.00%
Debt instrument maturity start date			Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt instrument maturity end date			Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021
8.0% 2018 Notes [Member] \| Short Term Notes Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, notice of default description			Company received notices of default from the investors in the 2018 Notes which resulted in a 25%, or $1.1 million, increase in principal and an increase in the interest rates from 8% to 18%.
Debt instrument, default amount percentage						25.00%
Debt instrument, default amount						$ 1,100,000
Increase in interest rate on notes in event of default						18.00%
Series D Warrants [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of common shares issuable on cancellation of warrants					5,605
Pre-Funded Series D Warrants [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of common shares issuable on cancellation of warrants					100,000