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Amount of assets held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Amount of the required periodic payments including both interest and principal payments.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligations including current maturities.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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The cash inflow from sale of machinery and equipment.

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Amount of cash inflow before closing and debt issuance costs received by a seller-lessee in a sale-leaseback recognized in financing activities.

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The amount of the monthly rental payments due under the lease entered into in connection with the transactions involving the sale of property to another party and the lease of the property back to the seller.

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Number of shares of stock issued during the period as part of a transaction to acquire assets that do not qualify as a business combination.

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Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Long-Term Debt Obligations) (Details)							1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 08, 2016 shares	Feb. 01, 2016 shares	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	May 12, 2015 USD ($) payment	Mar. 06, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations							$ 8,568,435		$ 8,568,435	$ 13,297,549
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, borrowing capacity						$ 5,000,000
Amount outstanding on facility						5,000,000
Proceeds from lines of credit						4,400,000
Prepaid interest and fees						600,000
Covenant compliance, minimum required liquidity amount						$ 1,000,000
Covenant compliance, percentage of dore value included in liquidity amount						90.00%
Caterpillar Equipment Facility and Capital Lease
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Periodic installments amount	$ 25,000
Book value of equipment required to be sold							1,800,000		1,800,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.70%
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$ 3,677,254
Proceeds from sale of equipment							700,000
Note Payable - Auramet Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations							0		0	1,600,000
Note Payable - Auramet Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, borrowing capacity							10,000,000		10,000,000		$ 10,000,000
Note Payable - Daney Ranch Property
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations							275,849		275,849	1,139,834
Term extension								9 months
Note Payable - Dayton Property Golden Goose
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations							175,741		175,741	489,212
Long term note							500,000		500,000
Lease Obligation - Varilease \| Capital Lease Obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations					$ 5,000,000		2,674,972		2,674,972	$ 3,556,479
Shares of common stock issued to noteholder as payment on long-term debt \| shares			6,617,896
Monthly payment amount on sale-leaseback transaction					$ 247,830
Number of cash payments \| payment					24
Proceeds from sale leaseback					$ 5,000,000
Fair value of shares issued to Varilease but unsold							$ 1,500,000		$ 1,500,000
Additional Land and Buildings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term note				$ 1,800,000
Additional Land and Buildings \| Note Payable - Daney Ranch Property
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term note				$ 1,800,000
Common Stock \| Note Payable - Daney Ranch Property
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Shares of common stock issued to noteholder as payment on long-term debt \| shares									3,000,000
Common Stock \| Note Payable - Dayton Property Golden Goose
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stock issued during period for purchase of assets (in shares) \| shares									1,000,000
Shares of common stock issued to noteholder as payment on long-term debt \| shares		1,000,000
Common Stock \| Additional Land and Buildings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stock issued during period for purchase of assets (in shares) \| shares									4,538,462
Common Stock \| Additional Land and Buildings \| Note Payable - Daney Ranch Property
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stock issued during period for purchase of assets (in shares) \| shares				1,538,462