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Inventories (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Inventories (Textual) [Abstract]
Shelf life	6 years	5 years
Extended shelf life	7 years	6 years
Reserve for potential obsolescence of products			$ 2.8	$ 3.2

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Amount of valuation reserve for inventory.

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