Related Party Transaction, Percent Of Mergers And Acquisitions Success Fee.

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Related Party Transaction, Percent Of Success Fee.

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The per share price that the individual must pay to acquire shares under the deferred compensation arrangement.

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Amount of transactions with related party during the financial reporting period.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Number of shares issued in lieu of cash for services contributed to the entity. Number of shares includes, but is not limited to, shares issued for services contributed by vendors and founders.

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Equity impact of the value of new stock issued during the period. Includes shares issued in an initial public offering or a secondary public offering.

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Related Parties (Details Textual) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			23 Months Ended
Related Parties (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2012	Dec. 20, 2011	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2010
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Issuance of ordinary shares			$ 760,000	$ 1,742,000	$ 336,000
Percentage of success fee			6.00%
Percentage of success fee, M&A transactions			3.50%
Exercise price of options			$ 3.8
Director Fees [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares issued for services				2,652
Cukierman and Co. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount of monthly transaction		$ 5,000	$ 10,000			$ 8,500
Options granted		22,360
Shares issued for services			4,065	17,747	20,932
Cukierman and Co. [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of success fee			4.00%
Cukierman and Co. [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of success fee			6.00%
Edouard Cukierman [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount of monthly transaction	$ 6,400
Shares issued for services			0	17,079	7,787
THCAP [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount of monthly transaction			$ 3,700
Shares issued for services			0	6,004	9,868
THCAP [Member] \| Director Fees [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares issued for services			0	2,405	1,219