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Components of Long-Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Notes Payable | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt, fixed interest repayment term	24 months
Notes Payable | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt, fixed interest repayment term	36 months
Notes Payable | The principal is not subject to a fixed repayment schedule
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt, fixed interest rate	8.00%	8.00%
Notes Payable | The principal and interest is subject to a fixed blended repayment schedule of 36 months, commencing July 15, 2013.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt, fixed interest repayment term	36 months	36 months
Long term debt repayment starting date	Jul. 15, 2013	Jul. 15, 2013
Long term debt, fixed interest rate	12.00%	12.00%
Notes Payable | The principal is subject to a fixed semi-annual repayment schedule commencing October 31, 2012 over 48 months.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt, fixed interest repayment term	48 months	48 months
Long term debt repayment starting date	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2012
Long term debt, fixed interest rate	0.00%	0.00%
Long term debt, imputed interest	12.00%	12.00%
Notes Payable | The principal and interest is subject to a fixed blended repayment schedule of 36 months, commencing July 15, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt, fixed interest repayment term	36 months	36 months
Long term debt repayment starting date	Jul. 15, 2013	Jul. 15, 2013
Long term debt, fixed interest rate	12.00%	12.00%
Convertible, Senior Secured Term Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt, fixed interest repayment term	15 months
Long term debt, fixed interest rate	13.50%
Convertible, Senior Secured Term Debt | The principal is to be repaid over 15 months, with equal payments of principal beginning on October 15th
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt, fixed interest repayment term	15 months	15 months
Long term debt, fixed interest rate	13.50%	13.50%
Long-term secured deferred trade payable | The principal and interest is subject to a fixed blended repayment schedule of 24 and 36 months, commencing July 15, 2013.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt repayment starting date	Jul. 15, 2013	Jul. 15, 2013
Long term debt, fixed interest rate	12.00%	12.00%
Long-term secured deferred trade payable | The principal and interest is subject to a fixed blended repayment schedule of 24 and 36 months, commencing July 15, 2013. | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt, fixed interest repayment term	24 months	24 months
Long-term secured deferred trade payable | The principal and interest is subject to a fixed blended repayment schedule of 24 and 36 months, commencing July 15, 2013. | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt, fixed interest repayment term	36 months	36 months

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Date the debt agreement requires the first payment to be made, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement.

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Disclosure of timing of required repayments, sinking fund requirements, and other redeemable securities at fixed or determinable prices and dates in the five years immediately following the date of the latest balance sheet presented in the financial statements, and the amount thereafter to fully repay the principal of long-term debt. These disclosures may be made either on an individual debt or security basis, by type of debt or security basis, or on a combined basis.

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