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ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details Textual) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 09, 2015	May 31, 2016	May 31, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Nov. 08, 2015
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Common Stock Issuance Price Per Share			$ 0.25	$ 0.10
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 0.10	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.10					$ 0.001
Share Price					$ 0.149		$ 0.149
Fair Value Assumptions, Weighted Average Volatility Rate							170.52%
Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate							1.14%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period	5 years		5 years
Fair Value Adjustment of Warrants			$ 218,786				$ 3,648,243
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis, Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss)							2,990,096
Derivative Liability, Current					$ 3,648,243		3,648,243			$ 439,361
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives					$ 351,055	$ 0	$ (2,990,096)	$ 0
Class Of Warrant Or Right Exercisable Number	25,000,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 2,500,000										$ 2,500,000
Stock Issued During Period Value Warrants Exercised	1,312,000	1,312,000
Black-scholes option pricing model [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Share Price					$ 0.175		$ 0.175
Fair Value Assumptions, Weighted Average Volatility Rate				102.00%			178.00%
Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate							1.24%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period				5 years			5 years
Warrant [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Fair Value Assumptions, Weighted Average Volatility Rate	0.25%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term	5 years
Minimum [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights					0.038		$ 0.038
Share Price		$ 0.169	$ 0.169
Fair Value Assumptions, Weighted Average Volatility Rate			169.00%
Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate			1.22%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period							4 years 7 days
Minimum [Member] \| Black-scholes option pricing model [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Share Price				$ 0.031
Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate				1.14%
Minimum [Member] \| Warrant [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term							1 year 6 months
Maximum [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights					$ 0.179		$ 0.179
Share Price		$ 0.195	$ 0.195
Fair Value Assumptions, Weighted Average Volatility Rate			178.00%
Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate			1.35%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period							4 years 6 months 22 days
Maximum [Member] \| Black-scholes option pricing model [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Share Price				$ 0.058
Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate				1.75%
Maximum [Member] \| Warrant [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term							2 years 6 months
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Sales Revenue, Net [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage					55.00%		43.00%
Customer One [Member] \| Sales Revenue, Net [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage							21.00%
Customer One [Member] \| Accounts Receivable [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage							24.00%
Customer Two [Member] \| Sales Revenue, Net [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage							16.00%
Customer Two [Member] \| Accounts Receivable [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage							17.00%
Customer Three [Member] \| Sales Revenue, Net [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage							15.00%
Customer Three [Member] \| Accounts Receivable [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage							15.00%
Customer Four [Member] \| Sales Revenue, Net [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage							11.00%