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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity / (Deficit) (USD $)	Total	Series D Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Non-controlling Interest [Member]
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2011		$ 21	$ 7,309	$ 137,236,462	$ (147,018,753)
Beginning Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2011		206,400	73,095,384
Common stock issued for cash, shares			511,650
Common stock issued for settlement of senior convertible notes, Shares			1,441,013
Common stock issued for services, shares			368,156
Total stockholders' equity/(deficit)	(20,758,729)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity		7,542	144,446,574	(165,212,866)
Common stock issued for settlement of senior convertible notes			144	4,262,383
Net (loss)	(18,184,113)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss				(18,184,113)
Common stock issued for services			37	347,516
Dividends					(10,000)
Common stock issued for cash			52	1,110,419
Share-based compensation				1,489,794
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	(20,758,729)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity		7,542	144,446,574	(165,212,866)
Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2012			75,416,203
Common stock issued for settlement of senior convertible notes, Shares			2,010,500
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2013
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	(20,758,729)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	21	7,542	144,446,574	(165,212,866)
Beginning Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2012		206,400	75,416,203
Preferred stock converted to common, Share		(174,000)	174,000
Common stock issued for cash, shares			4,392,540
Common stock issued for settlement of senior convertible notes, Shares			3,552,357
Common stock issued for services, shares			347,477
Total stockholders' equity/(deficit)	13,206,790us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	3	8,388	193,272,576	(175,954,138)	(4,120,037)
Common stock issued for settlement of senior convertible notes			355	9,279,887
Preferred stock converted to common		(18)	18
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Common stock issued for services			35
Common stock issued for cash			438	10,360,895
Share-based compensation				2,617,278
Sale of subsidiary stock	625,000			27,500,000
Purchase of subsidiary stock				(1,250,000)
Settlement of vendor payable with subsidiary stock				625,000
Retained earnings of subsidiary acquisition				(307,059)
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Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2013		32,400	83,882,577
Beginning Balance at Sep. 30, 2013
Common stock issued for settlement of senior convertible notes, Shares			1,725,000
Total stockholders' equity/(deficit)			8,388
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Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2013			83,882,577
Common stock issued for settlement of senior convertible notes, Shares			1,290,155
Common stock issued for services, shares			409,770
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Common stock issued for services			41
Share-based compensation				2,380,320
Settlement of financing fee with subsidiary stock				250,000
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Ending Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2014		32,400	85,582,502