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Common Stock Transactions - Additional Information (Detail)

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Common Stock Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 01, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Apr. 21, 2014
May 11, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Sep. 09, 2005
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]              
Common stock, shares outstanding   129,714,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding     129,714,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding 129,714,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding  
Common stock, shares issued 8,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues            
Offering price of common stock $ 1.25us-gaap_SharePrice            
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net $ 8.6us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock            
Convertible stock, Conversion of convertible securities 36,300,171us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesIssued1 36,300,171us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesIssued1          
Preferred stock, shares outstanding   0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding     0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding    
Common stock, authorized   150,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized     150,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized 150,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized  
Restricted Stock              
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]              
Number of shares authorized for grant     300,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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Stock options vesting period     3 years        
Subsequent Event | Minimum              
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]              
Reverse stock split       4us-gaap_StockholdersEquityNoteStockSplitConversionRatio1
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Subsequent Event | Maximum              
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]              
Reverse stock split       7us-gaap_StockholdersEquityNoteStockSplitConversionRatio1
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Common Stock              
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]              
Common stock, shares outstanding           135,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
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Common stock, shares issued         8,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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After vote on amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation | Subsequent Event              
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]              
Common stock, authorized       200,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
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RVL One Limited Liability Company              
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]              
Common stock, shares outstanding           83,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
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Common stock share outstanding owned           0.61%rvlt_CommonStockSharesOutstandingOwnershipPercentage
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Kingstone Warrants              
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]              
Warrants expiration period             10 years
Warrants issued             289,187us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
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Warrants exercise price             $ 4.30us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
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