WARRANTS (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Warrants Details
Risk-free interest rate	1.57%	0.65%
Risk-free interest rate, maximum	1.77%	1.85%
Expected term (contractual term)	5 years	0 years 0 months 22 days
Expected term (contractual term), maximum	5 years	5 years
Expected volatility	78.00%	122.00%
Expected volatility, maximum	102.00%	123.00%

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