Purchase Price Unit (1 Warrant to Purchase 0.5 shares of Common Stock)

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There is no right to exercise the Warrants to the extent that the holder would beneficially own in excess of the stated percentage of The Company's outstanding shares of common stock.

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The amount of shares available to be exercised per warrant.

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Number of share options (or share units) exercised during the current period, net of shares retained for cashless exercises.

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The exercisable term from the date of issuance.

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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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- Definition

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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The maximum number of common shares permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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- Definition

Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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-Topic 718

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- Definition

Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

The cash outflow for cost incurred directly with the issuance of an equity security.

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The cash inflow from the additional capital contribution to the entity.

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- Definition

The cash inflow from the issuance of common stock, preferred stock, treasury stock, stock options, and other types of equity.

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- Definition

The cash inflow associated with the amount received from holders exercising their stock options. This item inherently excludes any excess tax benefit, which the entity may have realized and reported separately.

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-Glossary Financing Activities

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from holders exercising their stock warrants.

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- Definition

Per share amount received by subsidiary or equity investee for each share of common stock issued or sold in the stock transaction.

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- Definition

Number of non-option equity instruments exercised by participants.

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

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Amount per share or per unit of equity securities issued by non-development stage entity.

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- Definition

Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one.

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-Glossary Stock Split

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Number of new stock issued during the period.

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Equity impact of the value of new stock issued during the period. Includes shares issued in an initial public offering or a secondary public offering.

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Note 5 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			28 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended					0 Months Ended
Note 5 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Jan. 13, 2014	Jun. 30, 2011 Private Placement 2011 [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Private Placement 2011 [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Private Placement 2011 [Member] Warrant [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Private Placement 2011 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Private Placement 2011 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Private Placement 2011 [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 Private Placement 2012 [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 Private Placement 2012 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Pre Funded Warrants [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 Common Stock [Member] Jefferies LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Common Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Common Stock and Prefunded Warrants [Member]	Jan. 13, 2014 Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]	Jan. 13, 2014 Reverse Stock Split [Member]
Note 5 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Line Items]
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio																	20
Common Stock, Shares Authorized (in Shares)			75,000,000													1,500,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in Shares)				8,000,000	303,614					5,100,000			8,600,000	4,800,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues				$ 22,800,000						$ 50,500,000
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs				1,200,000						3,100,000			3,900,000		4,000,000
Shares Available Per Warrant Exercised (in Shares)				0.5
Exercise Price Arrangement, Warrants To Purchase Shares, Purchase Price Per Unit (in Dollars per Share)									$ 3.60
Limitation On Exercisable Warrants								9.99%
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock					0								57,800,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Exercised (in Shares)						460,706
Proceeds from Warrant Exercises		600,000					600,000
Shares Issued, Price Per Share (in Dollars per share)											$ 10.50
Sale of Stock, Price Per Share (in Dollars per share)													$ 8.00	$ 11.75
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights (in Shares)												600,000
Share Price (in Dollars per share)												$ 11.74
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per share)												$ 0.01
Warrant Term												7 years
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity	58,916,000														58,900,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Net (in Shares)	550,000
Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised	2,832,000	1,120,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$ 26,800,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	2 years 6 months