8. IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLES (Details) - Intangible Assets - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016
Trademarks:
Gross Amount	$ 37,039,055	$ 37,039,055	$ 40,039,055
Accumulated Amortization	3,719,721,000,000	3,623,361,000,000	3,590,565,000,000
Carrying Amount	33,319,334,000,000	33,415,694,000,000	36,448,490,000,000
Wholesale (Member)
Trademarks:
Gross Amount	29,343,578	29,343,578	32,343,578
Carrying Amount	29,343,578,000,000	29,343,578,000,000	32,343,578,000,000
Retail (Member)
Trademarks:
Gross Amount	2,900,000	2,900,000	2,900,000
Carrying Amount	2,900,000,000,000	2,900,000,000,000	2,900,000,000,000
Patents [Member]
Trademarks:
Gross Amount	2,595,477	2,595,477	2,595,477
Accumulated Amortization	2,413,054,000,000	2,376,694,000,000	2,363,898,000,000
Carrying Amount	182,423,000,000	218,783,000,000	231,579,000,000
Customer Relationships [Member]
Trademarks:
Gross Amount	2,200,000	2,200,000	2,200,000
Accumulated Amortization	1,306,667,000,000	1,246,667,000,000	1,226,667,000,000
Carrying Amount	$ 893,333,000,000	$ 953,333,000,000	$ 973,333,000,000