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DEBT - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands			9 Months Ended
DEBT - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	Aug. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 23, 2020 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Long-term Debt			$ 25,733				$ 15,087
Minimum \| President and Chief Executive Officer [Member]
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Life Insurance, Corporate or Bank Owned, Amount			$ 5,000
Credit Arrangements [Member] \| Maximum
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Minimum Debt Service Coverage Ratio One			1.25
Cash Flow Leverage Ratio			4.50	4.00	4.25	5.00
Credit Arrangements [Member] \| Minimum
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Minimum Debt Service Coverage Ratio One			1.0
Cash Flow Leverage Ratio			1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
First Internet Bank of Indiana [Member]
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment			$ 33
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			3.99%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 4,500
Long-term Debt, Gross			3,809
First Internet Bank of Indiana [Member] \| Equipment Draw Loan [Member]
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Long-term Debt			1,348
Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity			1,429
First Internet Bank of Indiana [Member] \| Construction Draw Loan [Member]
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Long-term Debt			4,337
Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity			$ 4,445
First Internet Bank of Indiana [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			4.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity			$ 5,000
Basis points deducted from prime rate			0.00%
Smithers Avanza Toxicology Services LLC acquisition \| Unsecured promissory note
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			6.50%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 810
PCRS acquisition \| Unsecured promissory note
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment			$ 800
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			4.50%
Initial Term Loan [Member]
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Long-term Debt			$ 3,809				3,990
Subsequent Term Loan [Member] \| First Internet Bank of Indiana [Member]
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment			$ 78
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			5.06%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 5,500
Long-term Debt			4,185
Third Term Loan
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Long-term Debt			1,162				1,271
Third Term Loan \| First Internet Bank of Indiana [Member]
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment			$ 20
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			4.63%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 1,271
Long-term Debt			1,162
Fifth Term loan
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Long-term Debt			$ 1,907				0
Fifth Term loan \| First Internet Bank of Indiana [Member]
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			4.00%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 1,939
Long-term Debt			1,907
Fourth Term Loan
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Long-term Debt			$ 1,493				$ 0
Fourth Term Loan \| First Internet Bank of Indiana [Member]
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			4.00%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 1,500
Long-term Debt			$ 1,493
Current Credit Agreement [Member] \| First Internet Bank of Indiana [Member] \| Equipment Draw Loan [Member]
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			5.20%
Current Credit Agreement [Member] \| First Internet Bank of Indiana [Member] \| Construction Draw Loan [Member]
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			5.20%
Capex Line [Member] \| First Internet Bank of Indiana [Member] \| Capital Expenditure Line of Credit [Member]
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 1,100
Long-term Debt			$ 948
Basis points deducted from prime rate			4.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Periodic Payment	$ 17
Second Capex Line [Member] \| First Internet Bank of Indiana [Member] \| Capital Expenditure Line of Credit [Member]
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 3,000
Long-term Debt			$ 2,129
Basis points deducted from prime rate			(0.50%)
Second Capex Line [Member] \| First Internet Bank of Indiana [Member] \| Capital Expenditure Line of Credit [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Basis points deducted from prime rate			4.00%
Payroll Protection Payroll (PPP) Program Loan
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 5,051
Payroll Protection Payroll (PPP) Program Loan \| Huntington National Bank
DEBT ARRANGEMENTS
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment		$ 283
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 5,051
Number of installments for repayment \| item		18