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	Mar. 31, 2020	Nov. 01, 2020	Nov. 03, 2019	Nov. 01, 2020	Nov. 03, 2019
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Payment received from royalty agreement		$ 28,000		$ 80,000
Leases, monthly payments				$ 1,232,000	$ 1,408,000
eLuxury [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net sales and cost of sales from continuing operations related to inventory shipments			$ 207,000		381,000
Unpaid lease payments guarantees percentage				70.00%
Lease agreement expiry date				2024-09
Leases, monthly payments				$ 18,865
eLuxury [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Amount of consideration received in sale of ownership at closing	$ 509,500
Amount of settlement of borrowings payable by eLuxury under the agreement	300,000
Amount of loan, borrowers agreed to repay after closing of sale transaction	$ 1,000,000
Disposal group loan amount closing period after sale transaction	30 days
Outstanding trade accounts payable due from disposal group	$ 613,000
Trade accounts payable, repayment period	60 days
Net sales related to inventory shipments in supply agreement		$ 41,000		$ 285,000
eLuxury [Member] \| Discontinued Operations [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities discontinued operations					(2,200,000)
Net cash used in investing activities discontinued operation					(32,000)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities discontinued operations					$ 2,400,000