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Warrants (Details) - Assumptions in Monte Carlo simulation model to estimate the fair value of the warrant liability (Warrant [Member], USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Warrants (Details) - Assumptions in Monte Carlo simulation model to estimate the fair value of the warrant liability [Line Items] |  |
CDTi stock price (in Dollars per share) | $ 1.16 | $ 2.11
Strike price (in Dollars per Share) | $ 1.25 | $ 2.26
Expected volatility | 80.50% | 91.60%
Risk-free interest rate | 1.60% | 0.90%
Dividend yield |  |
Expected life in years | 5 years | 6 years
Monte Carlo Simulation Model [Member] |  |
Warrants (Details) - Assumptions in Monte Carlo simulation model to estimate the fair value of the warrant liability [Line Items] |  |
CDTi stock price (in Dollars per share) | $ 1.51 | $ 2.17
Strike price (in Dollars per Share) | $ 1.25 | $ 7.92
Expected volatility | 73.60% | 71.30%
Risk-free interest rate | 1.80% | 0.30%
Dividend yield |  |
Expected life in years | 4 years 186 days | 292 days

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- Definition 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). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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- Definition Period the instrument, asset or liability is expected to be outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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- Definition Measure of dispersion, in percentage terms (for instance, the standard deviation or variance), for a given stock price. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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- Definition The exercise (or strike) price stated in the contract. The fixed price at which the option holder can purchase, in the case of a call option, or sell, in the case of a put option, on the underlying security. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph (a)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6445032&loc=d3e90205-114008 + Details
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- Definition Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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