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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Details 1) - $ / shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	May. 04, 2015	May. 01, 2015	Mar. 26, 2015
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Share Price		$ 3.50	$ 3.75
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 6.46	$ 4.00	$ 4.00
Warrants Outstanding	2,468,200
Series A Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 10.00
Warrants Outstanding	973,000
Weighted Average Life of Outstanding Warrants in Months	13 months
Investment Warrants Expiration Date	Jul. 31, 2016
Series B Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 5.00
Warrants Outstanding	42,700
Weighted Average Life of Outstanding Warrants in Months	40 months
Investment Warrants Expiration Date	Oct. 31, 2018
Evans Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 4.40
Warrants Outstanding	600,000
Weighted Average Life of Outstanding Warrants in Months	16 months
Investment Warrants Expiration Date	Oct. 21, 2016
Spector Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 4.40
Warrants Outstanding	150,000
Weighted Average Life of Outstanding Warrants in Months	16 months
Investment Warrants Expiration Date	Dec. 12, 2016
IPG $4.50 Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 4.50			$ 4.50
Warrants Outstanding	250,000
Weighted Average Life of Outstanding Warrants in Months	33 months
Investment Warrants Expiration Date	Mar. 26, 2018
IPG $5.00 Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 5.00			$ 5.00
Warrants Outstanding	250,000
Weighted Average Life of Outstanding Warrants in Months	33 months
Investment Warrants Expiration Date	Mar. 26, 2018
Castro [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Share Price	$ 3.75
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 3.75
Warrants Outstanding	20,000
Weighted Average Life of Outstanding Warrants in Months	22 months
Investment Warrants Expiration Date	Apr. 24, 2017
PLR [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Share Price	$ 3.49
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 3.49
Warrants Outstanding	20,000
Weighted Average Life of Outstanding Warrants in Months	22 months
Investment Warrants Expiration Date	Apr. 27, 2017
10% Notes [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Share Price	$ 2.87
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 1.08
Warrants Outstanding	162,500
Weighted Average Life of Outstanding Warrants in Months	18 months
Investment Warrants Expiration Date	Dec. 01, 2016