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Earn-out Milestone Liability (Details Narrative) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Mar. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Payments for earnout milestone liability | $ 7,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for earnout milestone liability in cash | 12,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) from change in fair value of earn out milestone liability |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,397,291 |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Earnout Milestone Liability [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnout milestone liability |  | $ 7,100,000 |  | $ 5,800,000 |  | 7,100,000 | $ 5,800,000 | $ 6,000,000 | $ 5,700,000 | $ 5,900,000 | $ 8,900,000
Gain on non-cash benefit |  | $ 1,100,000 |  | $ 100,000 |  | $ 1,400,000 | $ 3,100,000 |  |  |  |
Fair Value Earnout Milestone Liability [Member] | Payment Option One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Risk adjusted assessment of each milestone |  | 50.00% |  | 80.00% |  | 50.00% | 80.00% |  |  |  |
Fair Value Earnout Milestone Liability [Member] | Payment Option Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Risk adjusted assessment of each milestone |  | 50.00% |  | 20.00% |  | 50.00% | 20.00% |  |  |  |
Amended Asset Purchase Agreement Option Payment 1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) from change in fair value of earn out milestone liability |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,000,000 | $ 7,000,000 |  |  |  |
Amended Asset Purchase Agreement Option Payment 2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) from change in fair value of earn out milestone liability |  |  | $ 12,400,000 |  | $ 12,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
EGWU, Inc [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for earnout milestone liability | $ 12,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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