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Debt Instrument, Payment Plan, Duration

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Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to amortize debt discount and premium associated with the related debt instruments. Excludes amortization of financing costs. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount of the required periodic payments including both interest and principal payments.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount (premium).

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Amount of cash paid for interest. Includes, but is not limited to, payment to settle zero-coupon bond attributable to accreted interest of debt discount and debt instrument with insignificant coupon interest rate in relation to effective interest rate of borrowing attributable to accreted interest of debt discount.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of [accrued] interest payable on all forms of debt, including trade payables, that has been incurred and is unpaid. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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The cash inflow from a borrowing supported by a written promise to pay an obligation.

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Reflects the total carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of debt having initial terms less than one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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PROMISSORY NOTES (Details) - USD ($)						1 Months Ended		2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
PROMISSORY NOTES (Details) - USD ($)	Aug. 20, 2018	Jul. 24, 2018	Nov. 16, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Jan. 17, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2018	Apr. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 06, 2018	Jan. 31, 2018	Jul. 25, 2017
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Amortization of debt discount										$ 2,450,664	$ 3,190,185
Cash paid for interest										211,166	$ 206,080
Unsecured debt [Member] \| Twelve Percent Promissory Note Due July 17, 2017 [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt							$ 420,000
Additional proceeds from issuance of debt							$ 250,000
Debt, principal					$ 700,000			$ 494,437		494,437
Amortization of debt discount					$ 30,000
Stated interest rate				12.00%			12.00%				12.00%
Payment plan duration				12 months
Monthly payments				$ 62,000
Repurchased principal amount								205,563		205,563
Cash paid for interest										45,414
Accrued interest								$ 56,549		$ 56,549
Unsecured debt [Member] \| Twelve Percent Promissory Note Due December 18, 2017 [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt, principal			$ 275,000											$ 275,000
Stated interest rate								12.00%		12.00%
Accrued interest								$ 17,811		$ 17,811
Debt instrument, unamortized discount (premium), net			25,000
Proceeds from the issuance of promissory notes			$ 250,000
Unsecured debt [Member] \| Twelve Percent Promissory Note Due December 29, 2018 [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt, principal								200,000		200,000
Stated interest rate													12.00%
Accrued interest								12,033		12,033
Debt instrument, unamortized discount (premium), net													$ 22,500
Proceeds from the issuance of promissory notes						$ 177,500
Aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding													$ 200,000
Unsecured debt [Member] \| Twelve Percent Promissory Note Due June 6, 2019 [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt, principal								315,000		315,000
Stated interest rate												12.00%
Accrued interest								$ 7,664		$ 7,664
Debt instrument, unamortized discount (premium), net												$ 55,000
Proceeds from the issuance of promissory notes									$ 260,000
Aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding												$ 315,000
Unsecured debt [Member] \| Twelve Percent Unsecured Promissory Note From Private Investor [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate								12.00%		12.00%
Accrued interest								$ 1,078		$ 1,078
Proceeds from the issuance of promissory notes								$ 97,500
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Unsecured debt [Member] \| Twelve Percent Unsecured Promissory Note From Private Investor [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		12.00%
Aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding		$ 115,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Unsecured debt [Member] \| Twelve Percent Unsecured Promissory Note From Private Investor, Documented [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Proceeds from the issuance of promissory notes	$ 87,500	$ 87,500
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Unsecured debt [Member] \| Twelve Percent Unsecured Promissory Note From Private Investor, Undocumented [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Proceeds from the issuance of promissory notes	$ 10,000