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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Amount of payment greater than the preceding installment payments to be paid at final maturity date of debt.

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Expected dividends to be paid to holders of the underlying shares or financial instruments (expressed as a percentage of the share or instrument's price).

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Risk-free interest rate assumption used in valuing an instrument.

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Short Term and Long Term Debt (Details Narrative) - USD ($)									1 Months Ended						3 Months Ended
	Feb. 23, 2017	Sep. 20, 2016	May 23, 2016	Apr. 12, 2016	Apr. 28, 2015	Sep. 05, 2014	Feb. 13, 2014	Jul. 19, 2013	May 02, 2015	Feb. 23, 2015	May 31, 2014	May 24, 2013	Dec. 30, 2011	Aug. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 27, 2014	Dec. 06, 2013	Aug. 31, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, net															$ 1,651,079	$ 5,249,569
Short-term debt															3,538,129
Accrued interest															227,500
Unamortized debt issuance costs															139,943
Convertible Notes Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date													Dec. 30, 2016
Debt instrument, face amount													$ 575,000
Debt interest rate													10.00%
Beneficial conversion feature recorded as a debt discount													$ 88,000
Debt instrument, carrying amount													$ 650,000		185,000	230,000
Debt instrument, final balloon payment															230,000
Promissory Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date	May 31, 2016			May 31, 2017
Debt instrument, face amount												$ 850,000
Debt interest rate												9.00%
Debt instrument, carrying amount															460,000	505,000
Periodic installments amount										$ 15,000
Debt instrument, final balloon payment				$ 155,000						$ 610,000
Shares to be issued upon conversion of convertible note, shares												60,000
Stock options issued, exercise price per share												$ 3.00
Fair value of notes payable									$ 29,000			$ 69,000
Expected volatility									70.00%			60.00%
Risk-free interest rate per annum									1.53%			0.89%
Expected dividend yield									0.00%			0.00%
Long-term debt, unamortized discount									$ 29,000			$ 69,000
Sale of investment units, shares issuable per warrant									40,000
Sale of investment units, warrant exercise price per share									$ 1.50
Interest accrued in the period	$ 15,000
Promissory Notes One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date				May 31, 2017
Debt instrument, final balloon payment				$ 430,000
Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, carrying amount								$ 1,303,900
Debt instrument, term								60 months
Interest rate on outstanding term loan								4.84%
Credit facility agreement, monthly principal payment								$ 24,511
RBS Citizens [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing amount															$ 800,000
Interest rate additional rate above LIBOR															4.64%
Debt instrument, maturity date															May 31, 2017
Credit facility, amount outstanding															$ 0	0
RBS Citizens [Member] \| Promissory Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate additional rate above LIBOR														3.94%
Debt interest rate															5.87%
Debt instrument, carrying amount															$ 953,256	966,786
Periodic installments amount														$ 7,658
RBS Citizens [Member] \| Permanent Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate additional rate above LIBOR											3.93%
Debt instrument, maturity date											Jul. 31, 2019
Debt instrument, carrying amount															$ 367,500	375,000		$ 450,000
Periodic installments amount											$ 450,000
Interest accrued in the period											$ 2,500
Debt instrument, term											5 years
Debt instrument, final balloon payment											$ 300,000
RBS Citizens [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate additional rate above LIBOR															3.75%
RBS Citizens [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Promissory Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate additional rate above LIBOR															3.15%
RBS Citizens [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Permanent Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate additional rate above LIBOR															3.15%
Peoples Capital [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, carrying amount															$ 492,578	559,609
Citizens [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, carrying amount					$ 525,000										$ 335,024	$ 360,611
Debt instrument, term					60 months
Interest rate on outstanding term loan					3.61%
Credit facility agreement, monthly principal payment					$ 9,591
Bzdick Properties Limited Liability Company [Member] \| Promissory Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date														Aug. 31, 2021
Purchase price for Real Estate acquired														$ 1,500,000
Purchase price for Real Estate acquired, loan obtained																			$ 1,200,000
DSS Technology Management [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date															Feb. 13, 2018
Short-term debt															$ 770,250
Fixed and contingent equity interests															$ 459,000
DSS Technology Management [Member] \| Investment Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, carrying amount																	$ 1,000,000
Advances							$ 4,500,000
Long-term debt, net						$ 1,350,000	1,791,000										900,000
Fixed return equity interests						150,000	199,000										$ 100,000
Fair value of contingent consideration							10,000
Proceeds from return received						$ 1,500,000	2,000,000
Proceeds from sale of intangible assets		$ 125,250	$ 495,000
Payment of obligation							$ 150,000
Straight line basis maturity date							Feb. 13, 2018
Received percentage							25.00%
Short-term debt							$ 4,500,000
DSS Technology Management [Member] \| Investment Agreement [Member] \| March 2, 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deposits							300,000
DSS Technology Management [Member] \| Investment Agreement [Member] \| March 2, 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deposits							$ 300,000