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Loans Payable - Summary of Fair Value of Debt (Detail) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	May 10, 2012
Forward cash flows:
Principal			$ 8,000,000
Note 2 [Member]
Forward cash flows:
Principal	$ 1,825,000	$ 1,825,000
Monaco Notes [Member]
Forward cash flows:
Principal	2,800,000
Monaco Notes [Member] | Note 2 [Member]
Forward cash flows:
Principal	2,800,000
Interest	559,463
Total forward cash flows	3,359,463
Present value of forward cash flows	2,554,371
Fair value of equity conversion option	1,063,487
Fair value of debt	$ 3,617,858

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