Summary of Short Term Debt (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
RMB Long Term Debt
Beginning balance	$ 3,144,000	$ 927,000
Borrowing	1,500,000	2,000,000
Amortization of discount to interest cost	217,000	217,000
Repayments
Ending balance	4,861,000	3,144,000
RMB Warrant Discount
Beginning balance	(356,000)	(573,000)
Borrowing
Amortization of discount to interest cost	217,000	217,000
Repayments
Ending balance	(139,000)	(356,000)
RMB Loan Borrowing
Beginning balance	3,500,000	1,500,000
Borrowing	1,500,000	2,000,000
Amortization of discount to interest cost
Repayments
Ending balance	5,000,000	3,500,000
UBS Short Term Credit Line
Beginning balance	802,000	1,500,000
Borrowing	100,000	2,300,000
Amortization of discount to interest cost
Repayments	(902,000)	(2,998,000)
Ending balance		$ 802,000

Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to allocate debt discount and premium, and the costs to issue debt and obtain financing over the related debt instruments. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense.

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