Derivative Liability and Fair Value Measurements (Estimate the fair value of warrants outstanding) (Detail) - Monte Carlo Options Lattice Pricing Model Warrants Outstanding [Member]	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assumptions for Pricing Model:
Expected term in years	2 years 10 months 6 days
Volatility range for years	104.00%
Risk-free interest rate	0.64%
Minimum [Member]
Assumptions for Pricing Model:
Expected term in years		3 years 7 months 2 days
Volatility range for years		81.00%
Risk-free interest rate		0.83%
Maximum [Member]
Assumptions for Pricing Model:
Expected term in years		3 years 9 months 11 days
Volatility range for years		89.00%
Risk-free interest rate		1.11%

Period the instrument, asset or liability is expected to be outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Measure of dispersion, in percentage terms (for instance, the standard deviation or variance), for a given stock price.

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