Derivative Financial Instruments (Warrant Liability) (Details)	9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016 $ / shares $ / Unit
Method used	Lattice model
Equivalent volatility	75.85%
Equivalent interest rate	0.62%
Floor \| $ / Unit	1.1500
Greater of estimated stock price or floor	$ 1.1500
Probability price less than strike	54.10%
Fair Value of call	$ .76
Probability of fundamental transaction occuring	5.00%
Exercise 1/5/2016 [Member]
Equivalent volatility	82.23%
Equivalent interest rate	0.91%
Floor \| $ / Unit	1.15
Greater of estimated stock price or floor	$ 1.1500
Probability price less than strike	55.70%
Fair Value of call	$ 1.94
Probability of fundamental transaction occuring	5.00%
Exercise 1/8/2016 [Member]
Equivalent volatility	81.02%
Equivalent interest rate	0.83%
Floor \| $ / Unit	1.15
Greater of estimated stock price or floor	$ 1.1500
Probability price less than strike	55.70%
Fair Value of call	$ 1.55
Probability of fundamental transaction occuring	5.00%
Exercise 1/14/2016 [Member]
Equivalent volatility	79.81%
Equivalent interest rate	0.78%
Floor \| $ / Unit	1.15
Greater of estimated stock price or floor	$ 1.1500
Probability price less than strike	55.60%
Fair Value of call	$ 1.81
Probability of fundamental transaction occuring	5.00%
Exercise 1/25/2016 [Member]
Equivalent volatility	78.01%
Equivalent interest rate	0.73%
Floor \| $ / Unit	1.15
Greater of estimated stock price or floor	$ 1.1500
Probability price less than strike	55.00%
Fair Value of call	$ 1.89
Probability of fundamental transaction occuring	5.00%

The probability that price is less than strike.

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Floor rate on a price risk derivative such as a floor or a collar. A payment or receipt is triggered if the market rate falls below the floor rate on the contract.

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Describes how an entity determines the fair values of its derivatives, including its valuation methodology and significant assumptions used.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4B
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
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-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Measure of dispersion, in percentage terms (for instance, the standard deviation or variance), for a given stock price.

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Risk-free interest rate assumption used in valuing an instrument.

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Price at which a dealer is willing to buy an instrument, used as an input to measure fair value.

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Percentage of likelihood a loan will not be repaid and instead default, used as an input to measure fair value.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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