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CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (Details Narrative) - USD ($)					12 Months Ended
CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Dec. 27, 2017	Nov. 16, 2017	Oct. 18, 2017	Sep. 15, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt face amount					$ 152,000
Convertible beneficial conversion feature					$ 124,690
12% Convertible Notes Due June 20, 2018 [Member]
Debt face amount				$ 53,000
Debt maturity date				Jun. 20, 2018
Debt interest rate (in percent)				12.00%
Description of interest rate terms				Any amount of principal or interest on the note which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same is paid.
Conversion price (in dollars per share)				$ 0.001
Convertible note, initial maturity date				Mar. 24, 2018
Description of conversion for convertible notes				The conversion rate is variable and will be 58% of the average of the lowest one day trading price during the twenty trading days preceding the holders notice of conversion. The number of shares issuable on conversion is limited to 4.99% of the Company’s then issued and outstanding Common Stock.
12% Convertible Notes Due June 20, 2018 [Member] \| Note holder [Member]
Conversion price (in dollars per share)				$ 0.001
Number of shares reserved for conversion (in shares)				36,369,879
12% Convertible Notes Due June 20, 2018 [Member] \| Note warrant [Member]
Conversion price (in dollars per share)				$ 0.001
Number of warrants purchase				$ 1,320,598
Issued of warrants or exercise price				$ 0.0301
Issued of warrants or exercisable				7 years
Debt issuarance of amortized				$ 21,000
Convertible beneficial conversion feature				53,000
Convertible beneficial conversion amortized				$ 21,000
12% Convertible Notes Due August 20, 2018 [Member]
Debt face amount	$ 28,000	$ 38,000	$ 33,000
Debt maturity date	Sep. 20, 2018	Aug. 20, 2018	Jul. 20, 2018
Debt interest rate (in percent)	12.00%	12.00%	12.00%
Description of interest rate terms	Any amount of principal or interest on the note which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same is paid.	Any amount of principal or interest on the note which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same is paid.	Any amount of principal or interest on the note which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same is paid.
Conversion price (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Convertible note, initial maturity date	Apr. 16, 2018	May 16, 2018	Apr. 16, 2018
Description of conversion for convertible notes	The conversion rate is variable and will be 58% of the average of the lowest one day trading price during the twenty trading days preceding the holders notice of conversion. The number of shares issuable on conversion is limited to 4.99% of the Company’s then issued and outstanding Common Stock.	The conversion rate is variable and will be 58% of the average of the lowest one day trading price during the twenty trading days preceding the holders notice of conversion. The number of shares issuable on conversion is limited to 4.99% of the Company’s then issued and outstanding Common Stock.	The conversion rate is variable and will be 58% of the average of the lowest one day trading price during the twenty trading days preceding the holders notice of conversion. The number of shares issuable on conversion is limited to 4.99% of the Company’s then issued and outstanding Common Stock.
Convertible beneficial conversion feature	$ 20,000	$ 28,000	$ 24,000
Convertible beneficial conversion amortized	$ 1,000	$ 5,000	$ 6,000
12% Convertible Notes Due August 20, 2018 [Member] \| Note holder [Member]
Conversion price (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Number of shares reserved for conversion (in shares)	17,164,750	20,716,914	18,062,397