WARRANT EXCHANGE PROGRAM AND WARRANTS FOR COMMON STOCK (Outstanding Warrants) (Details) - $ / shares		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of warrants		13,781,921	[1],[2]	16,634,778	13,674,409	10,653,469
December 2011 Convertible Notes Payable Warrants One [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of warrants		172,730
Exercise Price		$ 1.1984
Expiration		Feb. 08, 2017
December 2011 Convertible Notes Payable Warrants Two [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of warrants		802,215
Exercise Price		$ 1.3816
Expiration		Feb. 06, 2018
May 2012 Private Placement Offering Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of warrants		401,700
Exercise Price		$ 0.6
Expiration		May 15, 2017
November 2012 Private Placement Offering Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of warrants		925,100
Exercise Price		$ 0.6
Expiration		Nov. 09, 2017
August 2012 Convertible Notes Payable Warrants One [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of warrants	[3]	94,721
Exercise Price	[3]	$ 0.931
Expiration	[3]	Aug. 08, 2018
August 2012 Convertible Notes Payable Warrants Two [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of warrants		92,244
Exercise Price		$ 0.906
Expiration		Aug. 08, 2018
July 2016 Registered Direct Offering Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of warrants		7,043,211
Exercise Price		$ 1
Expiration		Jan. 27, 2021
October 2016 registered direct offering warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of warrants		4,250,000
Exercise Price		$ 1.4500
Expiration		Apr. 19, 2022

[1] Includes warrants to purchase 312,730 shares of common stock (2.3%) held by a former officer and director that have had the anti- dilution feature removed.

[2] Includes warrants to purchase 533,000 shares of common stock (3.9%) held by officers and directors that have had the anti-dilution feature removed.

[3] Includes anti-dilution features.