Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliations Recurring Basis Liability Value Current

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Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliations Recurring Basis Liability Value Noncurrent

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Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to amortize debt discount and premium associated with the related debt instruments. Excludes amortization of financing costs. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense.

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Amount of expense (income) related to adjustment to fair value of warrant liability.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Fair Value Measurement - Roll Forward for Liabilities Measured at Fair Value Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Nov. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Add Change in fair value of warrant liability	$ 155,000	$ (427,000)	$ (988,000)	$ 347,000	$ (2,327,000)	$ (4,076,000)	$ 3,654,000	$ 327,000	$ 913,587	$ 2,422,451	$ 2,422,451	$ 3,253,253
Warrant Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance at December 31, 2014				1,684,551					1,684,551
Add Change in fair value of warrant liability									(913,587)
Balance at December 31, 2015	770,964				1,684,551				770,964	1,684,551
Balance at December 31, 2015	770,964			1,684,551	1,684,551				1,684,551	1,684,551			$ 770,964
Loan Payable Net of Discounts [Member]
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance at December 31, 2014				15,020,417					15,020,417
Less repayments of principal									(4,778,485)
Add accretion of discount									92,097
Balance at December 31, 2015	10,334,029				15,020,417				10,334,029	15,020,417
Current portion													1,417,388
Non-current portion													8,916,641
Balance at December 31, 2015	$ 10,334,029			$ 15,020,417	$ 15,020,417				$ 15,020,417	$ 15,020,417			$ 10,334,029