Percent of eligible accounts used in determing borrowing capacity under the loan and secuirty agreement.

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- Definition

The percentage points added to the interest rate applicable to compute the variable rate upon debt default.

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- Definition

Late fee rate under the debt agreement.

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- Definition

The minimum amount of borrowing capacity of advances available as of the balance sheet date for financing of equipment.

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- Definition

The value of debt transfered from LSA debt to amended LSA debt in noncash financing activities.

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- Definition

Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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- Definition

Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 20, 22

-Article 5

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- Definition

Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

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Description of the frequency of periodic payments, which may be presented in a variety of ways (for example, monthly, quarterly, annually).

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- Definition

The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Loan Payable (Details Narrative) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Loan Payable (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 23, 2014
Amount outstanding				$ 422,000
Avidbank - Equipment Advances [Member]
Interest rate basis			Prime Rate
Basis spread on variable rate			1.50%
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 1,000,000
Minimum borrowing capacity for equipment advance			$ 100,000
Amount outstanding				142,000
Frequency of payments			Monthly
Term of payments			36 months
Due date of debt			Sep. 30, 2017
Avidbank - LSA [Member]
Interest rate basis		Prime Rate
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 1,000,000
Borrowing capacity eligible accounts, percentage		80.00%
Amount outstanding				280,000
Avidbank - Amended and Restated LSA [Member]
Interest rate basis	Prime Rate
Basis spread on variable rate	3.00%
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 1,000,000
Borrowing capacity eligible accounts, percentage				80.00%
Amount outstanding			$ 51,585
Interest rate			6.25%
Due date of debt	Dec. 23, 2015
Transfer of LSA debt to amended LSA debt	$ 422,000
Late fee, percent			5.00%
Basis on interest rate upon debt default			5.00%