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Revenue Participation Rights (Details Textual) (USD $)									1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 "Cambridge" project [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 "Cambridge" project [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 "Republic" (now "Seattle") project [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 "Republic" (now "Seattle") project [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Galt Resources, LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Galt Resources, LLC [Member]	Feb. 28, 2011 Galt Resources, LLC [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 HMS Victory Project [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First payment [Member] "Cambridge" project [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Second payment [Member] "Cambridge" project [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Second payment [Member] "Cambridge" project [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Second payment [Member] "Cambridge" project [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Third payment [Member] "Cambridge" project [Member]
Revenue Participation Rights (Textual) [Abstract]
Revenue Participation Certificates, per unit value			50,000
Percentage of revenue owed to certificate holder, per each million invested					1.00%		1.00%
Common shares, issued, per unit					100,000
Percentage of revenue owed to certificate holders							50.00%			7.5125%	100.00%	24.75%			12.375%
Investment for future revenue rights									$ 7,512,500
Revenue owed to certificate holder											825,000		4,000,000	35,000,000	35,000,000
Participating revenue rights	$ 8,400,000	$ 8,400,000	$ 825,000	$ 825,000	$ 62,500	$ 62,500	$ 7,512,500	$ 7,512,500

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The noncurrent portion of deferred revenue amount as of balance sheet date. Deferred revenue is a liability related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized, and is not expected to be recognized in the next twelve months. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP.

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-Publisher AICPA

-Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB)

-Number 43

-Section A

-Paragraph 7, 8

-Chapter 3

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 48

-Paragraph 6

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.



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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)

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