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Related Party Transactions (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Dec. 22, 2014	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 01, 2015
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Royalty Expense		$ 34,000
Licensing Agreements [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, in Two Years				$ 250,000
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Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, in Four Years				750,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, in Five Years				1,500,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, Thereafter				$ 1,750,000
License Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2019
Percentage of Royalties		50.00%
Todd Slater [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fees Earned Separate from Buy Out Payment			$ 8,000
Adam Dweck [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fees Earned Separate from Buy Out Payment		$ 1,000	$ 7,000
Benjamin Malka [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	25.00%