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Interest, advances and promissory notes payable (Details) - Interest Payable - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Interest Payable [Abstract]
Relatives of directors	$ 2,876,280	$ 2,554,655
Non-related parties	2,488,717	2,281,472
Total	$ 5,364,997	$ 4,836,127	$ 4,307,256

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of [accrued] interest payable to relatives of directors on all forms of debt, including trade payables, that has been incurred and is unpaid.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of [accrued] interest payable to non-related parties on all forms of debt, including trade payables, that has been incurred and is unpaid.

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Amount of interest payable on debt, including, but not limited to, trade payables.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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