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Unrecognized compensation cost, recognition period			9 months 18 days
Weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted (in Dollars per share)					$ 0.87
Granted (in Shares)					1,211,000
Amortized expense (in Dollars)			$ 500,000	$ 738,000	$ 966,000	$ 1,342,000
Restricted stock units valued at grant (in Dollars)			$ 620,000
Vesting percentage of Restricted Stock Units			100.00%
Restricted Stock [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]
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Amortized expense (in Dollars)			$ 143,000		267,000
Board Chairman [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member]
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Amortized expense (in Dollars)	$ 40,000	$ 40,000
Chief Executive Officer [Member]
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Unrecognized compensation cost (in Dollars)			$ 0		$ 0
Deferred Bonus [Member] \| Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]
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Percentage of base salary paid in deferred stock units							80.00%	80.00%
Percentage of DSUs shall be credited on March 1, 2023								25.00%
Percentage of DSUs shall be credited on March 1, 2024								50.00%
Percentage of DSUs shall be credited on September 1, 2028								25.00%
Percentage of DSUs shall be credited on March 1, 2025			50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Percentage of DSUs shall be credited on January 5, 2026							50.00%
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Shares withheld to cover income tax withholding (in Shares)			56,420	153,288
Income tax payment withholding (in Dollars)			$ 88,579	$ 300,445
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