Preferred aggregare cash dividends or other distributions received from unconsolidated subsidiaries, certain corporate joint ventures, and certain noncontrolled corporations that are returns of capital. Excludes dividends or distributions from equity method investments classified as operating activities.

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Business Combination (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
Business Combination (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014 DSS [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Lexington [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Palladium Capital Advisors [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 DSS Technology Management [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 DSS Technology Management [Member]	May 31, 2013 DSS Technology Management [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares issued in consideration of acquisition of a subsidiary, shares				16,558,387		786,678
Common stock, par value	$ 0.02		$ 0.02	$ 0.02
Stock Held in Escrow				$ 7,100,000		$ 400,000
Warrants issued in acquisition	3,432,170
Common stock, shares issued	49,503,954		49,411,486	4,859,894				240,559
Options expired/forfeited					3,600,000
Options exercisable, weighted-average exercise price	$ 1.87			$ 4.80	$ 3
Stock option, expiration date				Jul. 01, 2018
Equity ownership percentage									40.00%
Options outstanding				2,000,000
Sale of investment units, price per unit	$ 5							$ 1.87
Expected volatility	59.00%
Risk-free interest rate per annum	0.90%
Revenues from external customers	3,627,731	3,770,454
Net loss	(3,055,154)	(1,131,585)
Merger related costs	1,445,000
Aggregate preferred return							$ 10,000,000