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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details Narrative) |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jan. 05, 2015 USD ($) | May. 23, 2014 USD ($) Patents | Jul. 08, 2013 USD ($) | Jul. 08, 2013 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2014 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Jul. 08, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patent application costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000 | $ 94,000 |
Patent and patent acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,150,000 |
Impairment of assets | $ 22,285,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 500,000 | 34,034,862 |
Amortization of intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  | 896,000 | 4,653,000 |
Amount received from investors |  |  |  |  |  |  | 650,000 | 650,000 |
Impairment of goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,592,848 | 3,000,000 |
Accrued expenses from investors |  |  |  |  |  |  | 551,000 | $ 603,000 |
Impairment charge |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,600,000 |  |
Patented Technology [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patent and patent acquisition costs |  |  | $ 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Document Security Systems Technology Management [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cash investment |  |  |  | $ 250,000 |  |  |  |  |
Return of investment in unconsolidated business |  |  |  | $ 750,000 |  |  |  |  |
Equity ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40.00%
DSS Technology Management [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patent and patent acquisition costs |  | $ 1,150,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of patents | Patents |  | 115 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cash investment |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000 | $ 100,000 |  |  |

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