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Loans Payable - Summary of Gain or Loss Upon Extinguishment Allocation (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Difference to APIC		$ 5,611,907
Note 2 - Monaco 2016 [Member]
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Difference to APIC	$ 1,211,811
Note 2 - Monaco 2016 [Member] | Derivative Liabilities (Share Purchase Options) [Member]
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Difference to APIC	1,456,825
Note 2 - Monaco 2016 [Member] | Monaco Loan (Old Debt) [Member]
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Difference to APIC	3,372,844
Note 2 - Monaco 2016 [Member] | Monaco Loan (New Debt) [Member]
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Difference to APIC	(2,800,000)
Paid-in Capital [Member] | Note 2 - Monaco 2016 [Member] | Premium [Member]
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Difference to APIC	$ (817,858)

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