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Subsequent Event (Details) (Subsequent Event [Member])	0 Months Ended
	Aug. 02, 2013 sqft
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Subsequent event date	Aug. 02, 2013
Reduced footage on new lease agreement	20,767
Period of new lease agreement	2 years

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- Definition

The reduction in the current facility footage upon new lease agreement.

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- Definition

Period of the new lease agreement with regards to signed contract.

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- Definition

Date the event occurred after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issues or available to be issued, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 855

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (a)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6842918&loc=SL6314017-165662

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