SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION AND WARRANTS (Details 3)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017 $ / shares shares
Number Of Options Outstanding at December 31,2017 \| shares	11,585,315
Number Of Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years	7 years 6 months
Number Of Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.42
Number Of Options Exercisable at December 31, 2017 \| shares	8,468,971
Number Of Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.57
Range One [Member]
Range of Exercise Prices Lower Range Limit	0.00
Range of Exercise Prices Upper Range Limit	$ 1.00
Number Of Options Outstanding at December 31,2017 \| shares	3,950,656
Number Of Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years	8 years 10 months 24 days
Number Of Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 0.93
Number Of Options Exercisable at December 31, 2017 \| shares	1,538,965
Number Of Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 0.87
Range Two [Member]
Range of Exercise Prices Lower Range Limit	1.01
Range of Exercise Prices Upper Range Limit	$ 2.00
Number Of Options Outstanding at December 31,2017 \| shares	7,083,119
Number Of Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years	7 years
Number Of Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.53
Number Of Options Exercisable at December 31, 2017 \| shares	6,378,466
Number Of Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 1.57
Range Three [Member]
Range of Exercise Prices Lower Range Limit	2.01
Range of Exercise Prices Upper Range Limit	$ 3.00
Number Of Options Outstanding at December 31,2017 \| shares	375,000
Number Of Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years	4 years 2 months 12 days
Number Of Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 2.24
Number Of Options Exercisable at December 31, 2017 \| shares	375,000
Number Of Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 2.24
Range Four [Member]
Range of Exercise Prices Lower Range Limit	3.01
Range of Exercise Prices Upper Range Limit	$ 7.00
Number Of Options Outstanding at December 31,2017 \| shares	122,000
Number Of Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years	3 years
Number Of Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 6.24
Number Of Options Exercisable at December 31, 2017 \| shares	122,000
Number Of Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 6.24
Range Five [Member]
Range of Exercise Prices Lower Range Limit	7.01
Range of Exercise Prices Upper Range Limit	$ 8.00
Number Of Options Outstanding at December 31,2017 \| shares	54,540
Number Of Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years	1 year 6 months
Number Of Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 7.26
Number Of Options Exercisable at December 31, 2017 \| shares	54,540
Number Of Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 7.26

The floor of a customized range of exercise prices for purposes of disclosing shares potentially issuable under outstanding stock option awards on all stock option plans and other required information pertaining to awards in the customized range.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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The number of shares reserved for issuance pertaining to the outstanding exercisable stock options as of the balance sheet date in the customized range of exercise prices for which the market and performance vesting condition has been satisfied.

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The number of shares reserved for issuance pertaining to the outstanding stock options as of the balance sheet date for all option plans in the customized range of exercise prices.

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The ceiling of a customized range of exercise prices for purposes of disclosing shares potentially issuable under outstanding stock option awards on all stock option plans and other required information pertaining to awards in the customized range.

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The weighted average price as of the balance sheet date at which grantees could acquire the underlying shares with respect to all outstanding stock options which are in the customized range of exercise prices.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term of outstanding stock options, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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