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CONVERTIBLE NOTES - Widjaja Convertible Note - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 11, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Jan. 01, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Short Term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding				$ 1,073,825
Series 1A preferred stock conversion		$ 100,000
Convertible Debt \| Widjaja Convertible Note
Short Term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding					$ 330,000
Accrued interest					$ 38,407
Stated interest rate					12.00%
Percent of average of two lowest volume weighted average prices	80.00%
Measurement period after conversion date	5 days
Ownership of outstanding stock, percentage	19.99%
Series 1A preferred stock conversion			$ 0
Interest converted to principal			0
Repayments of short-term debt			$ 0