Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
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Accounting Policies
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Notes Tables
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Stock Option Plans (Details Narrative)

v3.3.1.900

Stock Option Plans (Details Narrative) - USD ($)				12 Months Ended
Stock Option Plans (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Oct. 26, 2015	Feb. 07, 2014	May. 15, 2006	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Aggregate number of shares issuable under this plan				851,963
Stock based compensation expense				$ 1,413,552	$ 5,917,351
Recognized stock based compensation expense related to options				$ 1,210,124	$ 0
Options, issued during period				6,456,890	27,756,821
Common stock per share		$ 0.07
Employees [Member]
Options, issued during period				6,456,890
Director [Member]
Options, issued during period				6,456,890
Consultants [Member]
Options, issued during period				6,456,890
Number of shares issued to consultant	25,556
Cashless exercise of a stock option, shares	41,851
Common stock per share	$ 0.155
Number of common stock withheld with aggregate exercise price	16,295
2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Aggregate number of shares issuable under this plan			16,521,704
Percentage granted to employees at a price per share			100.00%
Percentage of stock option granted to stockholders			10.00%
Percentage exercise price per share			110.00%
Percentage restricted stock to related parties price per share			100.00%
2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Aggregate number of shares issuable under this plan			1,456,786
2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Aggregate number of shares issuable under this plan			17,978,490
2014 Equity Compensation Plan [Member]
Aggregate number of shares issuable under this plan		30,420,148

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- Definition

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- Definition

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- Definition

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+ References

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- Definition

The total recognized tax benefit related to compensation cost for equity-based payment arrangements recognized in income during the period.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(1)(i)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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- Definition

Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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