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Income Taxes (Details Textual) (USD $) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2011
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract] |  |
Income tax net operating loss carryforwards | $ 135,000,000 |
Carryforward loss from expire | 564,000 |
Income Taxes (Additional Textual) [Abstract] |  |
Net deferred tax asset | 0 |
Tax benefits and (liabilities), prior to any valuation allowances, related to stock option plans | 249,423 | 0
Federal income tax rate | 34.00% | 34.00%
2019 through 2023 [Member] |  |
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract] |  |
Income tax net operating loss carryforwards | 7,500,000 |
2024 through 2028 [Member] |  |
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract] |  |
Income tax net operating loss carryforwards | 80,500,000 |
2029 through 2032 [Member] |  |
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract] |  |
Income tax net operating loss carryforwards | $ 46,500,000 |
Start [Member] |  |
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract] |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards expiration year | 2013 |
End [Member] |  |
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract] |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards expiration year | 2032 |

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- Definition Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards, net of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32537-109319 + Details
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- Definition The domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable under enacted tax laws to the Company's pretax income from continuing operations for the period. The "statutory" tax rate is the regular tax rate if there are alternative tax systems. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 109 -Paragraph 47 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.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. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 12 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32687-109319 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 13 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32698-109319 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 6.I) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6889476&loc=d3e330036-122817 + Details
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