SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - Subsequent event	Jan. 24, 2020 USD ($) item $ / shares	Jan. 08, 2020 USD ($)
Dalton Adventures, LLC
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Purchase price multiple	1.4
Consecutive trading days to determine volume weighted average per share price \| item	30
Threshold VWAP per share calculated \| $ / shares	$ 0.85
VWAP per share \| $ / shares	$ 0.85
Repurchase of percentage of shares issued at closing	25.00%
Minimum \| Dalton Adventures, LLC
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Purchase price \| $	$ 3,000,000
Mortgage Loan
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount \| $		$ 975,000
Interest rate		10.00%
Mortgage Loan \| Prime rate
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate		5.25%

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