SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 09, 2019	Dec. 28, 2018
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 22,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 22,000,000.0
Maximum borrowing capacity as percentage of eligible receivables		85.00%
Maximum borrowing capacity based on eligible inventories		$ 8,000,000.0
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 27,000,000
Unused availability under credit facility, covenant threshold (percent)	12.50%

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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity Based on Eligible Inventories

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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity as Percentage of Eligible Receivables

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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