NATURE OF BUSINESS, ORGANIZATION AND GOING CONCERN (Details Textual) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||||
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Number of Exercisable Options | 49,425 | 49,425 | 53,306 | |||
| Operating Income (Loss) | $ (3,087,492) | $ (3,483,768) | $ (9,445,938) | $ (9,512,473) | ||
| Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | 16,428,474 | $ 5,717,227 | 16,428,474 | $ 5,717,227 | $ 10,061,421 | $ 11,499,619 |
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| Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents | $ 55,000 | $ 55,000 | $ 55,000 | |||
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- Definition Amount of cash and cash equivalents, and cash and cash equivalents restricted to withdrawal or usage. Excludes amount for disposal group and discontinued operations. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, and other accounts with general characteristics of demand deposits. Cash equivalents include, but are not limited to, short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. No definition available.
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- Definition 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. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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