Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details)

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Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) (Approximations [Member], USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Capitalized start up costs $ 4,100,000ltbr_CapitalizedStartUpCosts $ 4,600,000ltbr_CapitalizedStartUpCosts
Share based compensation 17,800,000ltbr_DeferredTaxAssetsShareBasedCompensation 17,600,000ltbr_DeferredTaxAssetsShareBasedCompensation
Net operating loss carry-forward 45,600,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsDomestic 40,500,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsDomestic
Less: valuation allowance (67,500,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (62,700,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Total 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Deferred Tax Asset Amount [Member]    
Capitalized start up costs 1,600,000ltbr_CapitalizedStartUpCosts
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1,800,000ltbr_CapitalizedStartUpCosts
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Share based compensation 7,100,000ltbr_DeferredTaxAssetsShareBasedCompensation
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7,000,000ltbr_DeferredTaxAssetsShareBasedCompensation
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Net operating loss carry-forward 18,200,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsDomestic
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16,200,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsDomestic
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Less: valuation allowance (26,900,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
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(25,000,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
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Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Total $ 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
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$ 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
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