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Earn-out Milestone Liability (Details Narrative) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 20, 2014	Jun. 20, 2014	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 28, 2019
Fair value of Acquisition consideration									$ 4,500,000	$ 2,500,000
Warrants exercise price			$ 0.01				$ 0.01
Gain (loss) from change in fair value of earn out milestone liability							$ 3,088,821
EGEN Inc [Member]
Future earn-out payments	$ 30,400,000	$ 30,400,000
Fair value of Acquisition consideration	$ 13,900,000					$ 13,100,000		$ 9,000,000		$ 12,500,000
Warrants to purchase common stock				200,000				200,000
Warrants strike price				$ 0.01				$ 0.01
Warrants exercise price				$ 2.00				$ 2.00
EGEN Inc [Member] | Amended Asset Purchase Agreement [Member]
Earnout milestone liability											$ 12,400,000
EGEN Inc [Member] | Amended Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] | 10 Business Days of Achieving Milestone [Member]
Earnout milestone liability											7,000,000
EGEN Inc [Member] | Amended Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] | Within One Year of Achieving Milestone [Member]
Earnout milestone liability											$ 12,400,000
EGEN Inc [Member] | Fair Value Earnout Milestone Liability [Member]
Fair value of Acquisition consideration					$ 5,900,000		5,800,000		$ 8,900,000
Non-cash benefit			$ 100,000				$ 3,100,000
EGEN Inc [Member] | Amended Asset Purchase Agreement Option Payment 2 [Member]
Risk adjusted assessment of each milestone			80.00%				80.00%
EGEN Inc [Member] | Amended Asset Purchase Agreement Option Payment 1 [Member]
Risk adjusted assessment of each milestone					20.00%
Gain (loss) from change in fair value of earn out milestone liability					$ 12,400,000		$ 7,000,000
EGEN Inc [Member] | Recognized Non-cash Charge [Member]
Fair value of Acquisition consideration				$ 4,100,000				$ 3,600,000
EGEN Inc [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Risk adjusted assessment of each milestone	10.00%	10.00%
Estimated time to achieve the milestone	1 year 6 months
EGEN Inc [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Future earn-out payments	$ 30,400,000	$ 30,400,000
Risk adjusted assessment of each milestone	67.00%	67.00%
Estimated time to achieve the milestone		2 years 6 months

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