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Contract Liability and Receivable (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of revenue from contracts with customers [Abstract] |
Explanation of significant changes in contract assets and contract liabilities [text block] | Our contract liability balance at December 31, which w e expect to record in revenue over the next five years, is as follows:
| 2017 | 2016
Balance, beginning of the year | — |  | — |
Regional licensing agreement | 6,182,580 |  | — |
Revenue recognized in the year | — |  | — |
Balance, end of the year | 6,182,580 |  | — |
Contract liability - current | 1,545,645 |  | — |
Contract liability - non-current | 4,636,935 |  | — |
| 6,182,580 |  | — |

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