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Leap Tide Financing Transaction (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands				12 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2016	Aug. 13, 2015	Aug. 13, 2015	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Jan. 02, 2016
Debt maturity date				Apr. 30, 2018
Debt instrument interest rate per annum				3.15%		8.00%
Leap Tide Capital Partners LLC [Member]
Amount borrowed as per the agreement		$ 2,000	$ 2,000
Debt maturity date		Aug. 13, 2016
Debt instrument interest rate per annum		10.00%	10.00%
Initial shares in Leap Tide Loan		850,000	850,000
Monthly amount of vested rights for each month Leap Tide Loan principal is outstanding		179,167
Vested share rights earned by date of repayment	1,531,396
Cash repurchase/settlement price per each initial share and each vested share right		0.30
Vested shares rights were converted into shares of common stock of company after expiration of cash settlement period	1,531,396
Acorn [Member]
Repayment of Leap Tide Loan	$ 2,000
LT Loan [Member]
Interest expense					$ 281
Debt discount		$ 162	$ 162				$ 100
Loan term			1 year

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