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DEBT AND LINE OF CREDIT - Loan and Security Agreement With Cherokee Financial, LLC (Details Textual) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 25, 2015
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Debt Related Commitment Fees and Debt Issuance Costs		$ 0	$ 100,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount		828,000	909,000
Cherokee Financial LLC [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Related Commitment Fees and Debt Issuance Costs		$ 90,000	58,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		8.00%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 1,200,000
Interest Expense, Debt			143,000
Interest Payable		$ 18,000	13,000
Annual Fee Percentage		1.00%
Debt Instrument, Annual Principal Payment		$ 75,000
Debt Instrument, Term		5 years
Administrative Fees Percentage		1.00%
Cherokee Financial LLC [Member] \| Final Balloon [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		Mar. 26, 2020
Cherokee Loan and Security Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Placement Agent Fees		$ 60,000
Proceeds from Debt, Net of Issuance Costs		80,000
Repayments of Debt		1,015,000
Legal Fees		19,000
Debt Related Commitment Fees and Debt Issuance Costs		19,000
State Filing Fees		3,000
Interest Expense, Debt		186,000
Notes and Loans, Noncurrent		$ 1,125,000	$ 1,200,000
Cherokee Loan and Security Agreement [Member] \| New Participations [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Contingent Consideration Additional Restricted Shares Issuable		196,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Interest		$ 4,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				8.00%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 511,000
Cherokee Loan and Security Agreement [Member] \| Series A Debentures and CAM Bridge Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Interest	$ 15,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	15.00%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 689,000
Cherokee Loan and Security Agreement [Member] \| Cherokee Financial LLC [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Contingent Consideration Additional Restricted Shares Issuable		600,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross		1,800,000
Cherokee Loan and Security Agreement [Member] \| Cantone Research Inc [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross		200,000