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Net (Loss) Income per Share Attributable to Common Stock - Unvested Restricted Stock (Details) - shares	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Restricted Stock Awards | Weighted Average
Net Loss Per Share Attributable To Common Stock
Weighted average unvested restricted stock included in common stock outstanding	46,695	182,160	182,160	182,160

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Net Income Per Common Share [Line Items]

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)(i)-(ii)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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