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Segment Information and Foreign Operations (Details 2) - customer | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014
Revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of customers representing significant share | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of customers representing significant share |  |  | 1 |  | 2
Major Customer One [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage share generated by major customers (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  | 11.00%
Major Customer Two [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage share generated by major customers (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  | 10.00%
Top Five Major Customers [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage share generated by major customers (in hundredths) | 45.00% | 35.00% |  |  |
Top Five Major Customers [Member] | Revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of customers representing significant share | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Percentage share generated by major customers (in hundredths) |  |  | 39.00% | 35.00% |

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