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Long Term Debt - Schedule of Long term Debt (Details) (Parenthetical)

v3.20.2

Long Term Debt - Schedule of Long term Debt (Details) (Parenthetical) - USD ($)					9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 08, 2020	Apr. 14, 2020	Apr. 02, 2020	Jul. 02, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 10, 2020
Debt issuance costs net					$ (113,000)	$ (92,000)
Debt discount including debt issuance					(99,000)	(248,000)
Prepayments in principal amount					416,000	$ 520,000
Repayments of loan debt					$ 1,457,000
Promissory Note [Member]
Effective interest rate			4.00%
Principal amount			$ 208,000
Promissory Note [Member]
Debt due date		Apr. 14, 2022
Effective interest rate		1.00%
Note Payable [Member]
Effective interest rate							5.64%
Revolving Credit [Member]
Debt due date	May 15, 2024
Effective interest rate	6.10%
Term Loan [Member]
Debt due date	May 15, 2024
Effective interest rate	5.50%
Principal amount				$ 101,600
Amended Term Loan [Member]
Principal amount				$ 35,500

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