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Represents the employment agreement termination expiration date.

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The decrease during the reporting period in the amount due that is the result of the cumulative difference between actual rent due and rental income recognized on a straight-line basis.

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It represents company paid relocation cost.

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The percentage by which rent expense will escalate annually.

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The amount of triple net operating cost payable during the period.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for contractual rent under lease arrangements.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.15(5))
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The aggregate amount of expenditures for salaries, wages, profit sharing and incentive compensation, and other employee benefits, including equity-based compensation, and pension and other postretirement benefit expense.

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Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Expenditures for salaries for officers and non-officers. Does not include allocated share-based compensation, pension and post-retirement benefit expense or other labor-related non-salary expense. For commercial and industrial companies, excludes any direct and overhead labor that is included in cost of goods sold.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Rent Expense Escalation Percentage		3.00%
Reduction In Deferred Rent		$ 13,000
Operating Leases, Rent Expense		217,000	$ 161,000
Triple Net Operating Cost		3,000
Accrued Rent			$ 2,000
Relocation Costs		$ 39,000
Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Annual Cash Bonus	60.00%
Stephen E. Pirnat [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Salaries, Wages and Officers' Compensation	$ 350,000
Employment Agreement Termination Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Labor and Related Expense	$ 100,000