9. INCOME TAXES (Details) - Income Tax Expense - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Federal:
Current	$ (1,192,764)	$ 2,656,870	$ 3,656,356
Deferred	(296,045)	287,755	848,666
Total Federal	(1,488,809)	2,944,625	4,505,022
State & local:
Current	151,728	81,433	203,144
Deferred	(349,284)	86,863	140,552
Total State & local	(197,556)	168,296	343,696
Foreign
Current	164,950	13,391	46,911
Deferred	42,337	(41,969)	255
Total Foreign	207,287	(28,578)	47,166
Total	$ (1,479,078)	$ 3,084,343	$ 4,895,884