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Contract Liability and Receivable (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of revenue from contracts with customers [Abstract] |
Contract liability balances | Our contract liability balance at December 31, which w e expect to record in revenue over the next five years, is as follows:
| 2018 | 2017
Balance, beginning of the year | 6,182,580 |  | — |
Regional licensing agreement | 547,707 |  | 6,182,580 |
Revenue recognized in the year | — |  | — |
Balance, end of the year | 6,730,287 |  | 6,182,580 |
Contract liability - current | 927,400 |  | 1,545,645 |
Contract liability - non-current | 5,802,887 |  | 4,636,935 |
| 6,730,287 |  | 6,182,580 |

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