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Capital Stock, Stock Plans, Warrants, and Stock Based Compensation - Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions (Details) - $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 26, 2018 | Jan. 18, 2018 | Oct. 19, 2017 | Jul. 27, 2017 | Jan. 13, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2017
Risk -free interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.30%
Expected option life |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 years 7 months 6 days
Employee Stock Option Granted [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average fair value per share |  |  |  | $ 1.75 | $ 1.88 |  |
Risk -free interest rate | [1] |  |  | 1.98% | 1.98% |  |
Expected volatility of stock | [2] |  |  | 54.64% | 53.15% |  |
Dividend yield |  |  |  | 0.00% | 0.00% |  |
Expected option life | [3] |  |  | 5 years | 6 years |  |
Outside Director Stock Options Granted [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average fair value per share |  | $ 3.02 | $ 2.55 |  | $ 2.48 | $ 2.63 |
Risk -free interest rate | [1] | 2.98% | 2.62% |  | 2.32% | 2.40% |
Expected volatility of stock | [2] | 55.34% | 57.29% |  | 57.21% | 56.32% |
Dividend yield |  | 0.00% | 0.00% |  | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Expected option life | [3] | 10 years | 10 years |  | 10 years | 10 years |
[1] | The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the grant date over the expected term of the option.
[2] | The expected volatility is based on historical volatility from our traded Common Stock over the expected term of the option.
[3] | The expected option life is based on historical exercises and post-vesting data.

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- Definition The estimated dividend rate (a percentage of the share price) to be paid (expected dividends) to holders of the underlying shares over the option's term. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (f)(2)(iii) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109197908&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition The estimated measure of the percentage by which a share price is expected to fluctuate during a period. Volatility also may be defined as a probability-weighted measure of the dispersion of returns about the mean. The volatility of a share price is the standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a specified period. That is the same as the standard deviation of the differences in the natural logarithms of the stock prices plus dividends, if any, over the period. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (f)(2)(ii) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109197908&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition Expected term of share-based compensation awards, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (f)(2)(i) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109197908&loc=d3e5070-113901 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 14.D.2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=115993241&loc=d3e301413-122809 + Details
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