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Investments (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Feb. 28, 2014 | Jan. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013 DSS Technology Management [Member] | May 31, 2013 DSS Technology Management [Member] | Aug. 31, 2013 VATI [Member] | Jul. 31, 2013 VATI [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 VATI [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 VATI [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 VATI [Member] | Feb. 28, 2014 VATI [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 VATI [Member] Parent [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 VATI [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial investment, non-recourse note |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Percent of outstanding common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.00% |  |  |  |  |
Total cash investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 250,000 |  |  |  |  |
Preferred return on each non-recourse note |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,250,000 |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000 | 11,750,000 | 11,250,000 |  |  |
Additional quarterly investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 250,000 |  | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 |  |  |
Cost of investment |  |  |  |  | 400,000 | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment owned shares |  |  |  |  | 594,530 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 657,119 | 438,401 |  |  |
Aggregate preferred return |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  | 10,750,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-recourse notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,600,000 |  |  | 250,000 |  |
Equity ownership percentage | 40.00% |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  | 60.00% | 60.00% |  |  |
Impairment of assets | $ 11,749,528 | $ 516,726 | $ 11,749,528 | $ 516,726 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,750,000 |  |  | $ 7,050,000 | $ 4,700,000

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