Income taxes - Schedule of provision for income tax expense (Details) - USD ($) |
12 Months Ended | |
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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Current tax expense: | ||
Federal | $ 0 | $ 0 |
State and local | 61,920 | 533,815 |
Foreign | 259,987 | 207,952 |
Total current tax expense | 321,907 | 741,767 |
Deferred tax expense (benefit): | ||
Federal | 7,654,364 | (7,631,243) |
State and local | 2,393,893 | (2,376,233) |
Foreign | (252) | (50,778) |
Total deferred tax expense (benefit) | 10,048,005 | (10,058,254) |
Total income tax expense (benefit) | $ 10,369,912 | $ (9,316,487) |
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- Definition Amount of current federal tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of current foreign income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to taxable income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of current state and local tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred federal income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred foreign income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred state and local tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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