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Legal Proceedings (2010 Sale Tax Audit) (Details) (Payment Agreement in 2010 Sale Tax Audit, USD $)	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 15, 2014	May 29, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
Payment Agreement in 2010 Sale Tax Audit
Legal proceedings
Amount of tax due to be paid	$ 800,397	$ 1,100,000
Percentage of penalty of due tax amount	10.00%
Initial amount of tax due to be paid	325,000
Monthly payments of due tax	47,000
Amount reserved for litigation during period			104,958
Accrual tax liability			$ 1,129,958

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