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Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Schedule of Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount |  | $ 2,952,220 | $ 6,300,317
Accumulated Amortization |  | 2,070,809 | 5,079,565
Net Carrying Amount |  | 881,411 | 1,220,752
Customer Lists and Non-compete Agreements [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount |  | 1,284,065 | 1,997,300
Accumulated Amortization |  | 823,884 | 1,810,750
Net Carrying Amount |  | $ 460,181 | 186,550
Customer Lists and Non-compete Agreements [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Useful Life |  | 5 years |
Customer Lists and Non-compete Agreements [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Useful Life |  | 10 years |
Patent Application Costs [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Useful life, description | [1] | Varied |
Gross Carrying Amount |  | $ 1,168,155 | 1,148,017
Accumulated Amortization |  | 746,925 | 664,873
Net Carrying Amount |  | 421,230 | 483,144
Patents and Patent Rights [Member] |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross Carrying Amount |  | 500,000 | 3,155,000
Accumulated Amortization |  | 500,000 | 2,603,942
Net Carrying Amount |  |  | $ 551,058
[1] | Patent application costs are amortized over their expected useful life which is generally the remaining legal life of the patent. As of December 31, 2018, the weighted average remaining useful life of these assets in service was approximately 6.9 years.

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