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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) (USD $) | 9 Months Ended |  |  | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Aug. 13, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2013 Customer Concentration Risk [Member] Accounts Receivable [Member] Customer | Dec. 31, 2012 Customer Concentration Risk [Member] Accounts Receivable [Member] Customer | Sep. 30, 2013 Customer Concentration Risk [Member] Total revenue [Member] Customer | Sep. 30, 2012 Customer Concentration Risk [Member] Total revenue [Member] Customer | Sep. 30, 2013 Customer Concentration Risk [Member] Total revenue [Member] Customer | Sep. 30, 2012 Customer Concentration Risk [Member] Total revenue [Member] Customer | Sep. 30, 2012 Customer Concentration Risk [Member] Total revenue [Member] SG Brazil | Sep. 30, 2013 Vendor Concentration Risk- Related Party [Member] Total cost of revenue [Member] Vendor | Sep. 30, 2012 Vendor Concentration Risk- Related Party [Member] Total cost of revenue [Member] Vendor | Sep. 30, 2013 Vendor Concentration Risk- Related Party [Member] Total cost of revenue [Member] Vendor | Sep. 30, 2012 Vendor Concentration Risk- Related Party [Member] Total cost of revenue [Member] Vendor | Sep. 30, 2013 Vendor Concentration Risk - Unrelated Party [Member] Total cost of revenue [Member] Vendor | Sep. 30, 2013 Vendor Concentration Risk - Unrelated Party [Member] Total cost of revenue [Member] Vendor | Sep. 30, 2013 Minimum [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Maximum [Member]
Summary of significant accounting policies (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Factoring discount fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.50% | 7.50%
Concentration risk, percentage |  |  |  | 79.00% | 59.00% | 92.00% | 86.00% | 77.00% | 76.00% | 24.00% | 22.00% | 76.00% | 30.00% | 50.00% | 56.00% | 34.00% |  |
Number of customers |  |  |  | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |  |
Inventory | $ 212,925 | $ 48,011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of company's contracts | The length of the Company's contracts varies, but is typically between six to twelve months. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warranty offered on completed contracts by company | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Received in advance of accounts receivable | 75.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum factoring of account receivable |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description of expiry date of factoring agreement | The agreement originally expired January 2013 and was automatically extended for a one year period. The agreement will continue to automatically extend for successive periods of one year unless either party formally cancels. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extended term of factoring agreement | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization period of deferred loan costs | Over 18 months. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend yield | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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