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Loans Payable - Schedule of Consolidated Debt (Detail) - USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Loans payable | $ 20,386,332 | $ 18,199,632
Note 1 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Loans payable | 2,800,000 | 3,449,631
Note 2 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Loans payable | 1,378,472 |
Note 3 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Loans payable | 14,750,001 | $ 14,750,001
Note 4 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Loans payable | $ 1,457,859 |

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