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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent | 34.00% |
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards, Research | $ 1,824,000 | $ 1,707,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties Accrued | 200,000 | 0.2
Next Five Years [Member] | United States – Federal [Member] | Operating Loss Carryforwards Limitation [Member] |  |
Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards | 400,000 |
Following Fifteen Years [Member] | United States – Federal [Member] | Operating Loss Carryforwards Limitation [Member] |  |
Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards | 200,000 |
Twenty Years [Member] | State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] | Operating Loss Carryforwards Limitation [Member] |  |
Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards | 100,000 |
United States – Federal [Member] | Operating Loss Carryforwards Limitation [Member] |  |
Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards | 5,400,000 |
United States – Federal [Member] |  |
Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards | 24,000,000 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Year | 2033 |
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] | Operating Loss Carryforwards Limitation [Member] |  |
Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards | 1,100,000 |
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] |  |
Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards | 64,300,000 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Year | 2033 |
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards, Research | 2,600,000 |
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] |  |
Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items] |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards | $ 5,500,000 |

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