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Amount of paid and unpaid cash dividends declared for classes of stock, for example, but not limited to, common and preferred.

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Related Party Transactions Schedule of Dividends (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividends Payable	$ 7,238,401		$ 12,624,825	$ 12,724,825
Stock issued during period, value, issurance of common stock as settlement of accrued dividends	(4,385,000)	$ 0
Dividends, Cash	(1,001,424)		(100,000)
Common Stock Dividend 2008 [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividends Payable	0		2,374,125	2,474,125
Stock issued during period, value, issurance of common stock as settlement of accrued dividends	(2,374,125)
Dividends, Cash	(100,000)		(100,000)
Common Stock Special Dividend 2012 [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividends Payable	(77,942)		2,934,357	2,934,357
Stock issued during period, value, issurance of common stock as settlement of accrued dividends	(2,010,875)
Dividends, Cash	(1,001,424)		0
Common Stock Dividend 2013 [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividends Payable	6,411,540		6,411,540	6,411,540
Stock issued during period, value, issurance of common stock as settlement of accrued dividends	0
Dividends, Cash	0		0
Odyssey And Orion Dividend 2013 [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividends Payable	904,803		904,803	$ 904,803
Stock issued during period, value, issurance of common stock as settlement of accrued dividends	0
Dividends, Cash	$ 0		$ 0