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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Feinsod Emplyment Agreement (Details)			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 06, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 08, 2017 $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2016 $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2018 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
STOCK HOLDERS EQUITY Details Feinsod Employment Agreement Line Items
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense \| $					$ 3,966,621	$ 5,995,007
Feinsod Agreement 2017 [Member]
STOCK HOLDERS EQUITY Details Feinsod Employment Agreement Line Items
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross \| shares		600,000
Exercise price of warrants		$ 3.45
Feinson Agreement 2019 [Member]
STOCK HOLDERS EQUITY Details Feinsod Employment Agreement Line Items
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross \| shares	1,000,000
Exercise price of warrants	$ 4.51
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Consecutive Trading Days \| $	5
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax, Per Basic and Diluted Share	$ 0.83
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense \| $					$ 116,000
DB Option Agreement [Member]
STOCK HOLDERS EQUITY Details Feinsod Employment Agreement Line Items
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross \| shares			100,000		100,000
Exercise price of warrants			$ 0.67
IPG $4.50 Warrants [Member]
STOCK HOLDERS EQUITY Details Feinsod Employment Agreement Line Items
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross \| shares				250,000
Exercise price of warrants				$ 4.50
IPG $5.00 Warrants [Member]
STOCK HOLDERS EQUITY Details Feinsod Employment Agreement Line Items
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross \| shares				250,000
Exercise price of warrants				$ 5.00
Time-based option [Member] \| Feinsod Agreement 2017 [Member]
STOCK HOLDERS EQUITY Details Feinsod Employment Agreement Line Items
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross \| shares		200,000
Market-based option [Member] \| Feinsod Agreement 2017 [Member]
STOCK HOLDERS EQUITY Details Feinsod Employment Agreement Line Items
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross \| shares		100,000
Market-based option [Member] \| Feinsod Agreement 2017 [Member] \| Tranche 1
STOCK HOLDERS EQUITY Details Feinsod Employment Agreement Line Items
Exercise price of warrants		$ 3.50
Market-based option [Member] \| Feinsod Agreement 2017 [Member] \| Tranche 2
STOCK HOLDERS EQUITY Details Feinsod Employment Agreement Line Items
Exercise price of warrants		5.00
Market-based option [Member] \| Feinsod Agreement 2017 [Member] \| Tranche 3
STOCK HOLDERS EQUITY Details Feinsod Employment Agreement Line Items
Exercise price of warrants		$ 6.50