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9. Legal Proceedings (Details Narrative) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Provision for legal proceedings and contingencies	$0 to $1.3 million
Pardee [Member]
Payments on litigation	$ 5,990
FTC [Member] | Restitutionary Payments [Member]
Payments on litigation	1,900
FTC [Member] | Account Adjustments [Member]
Payments on litigation	1,600
FTC [Member] | Penalty [Member]
Payments on litigation	$ 2,000

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- Definition

Provision for legal proceedings and contingencies

+ References

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- Definition

The amount of cash paid for the settlement of litigation or for other legal issues during the period.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 25

-Subparagraph (g)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3536-108585

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