Reflects potential milestone payments to be received upon achievement of pre-specified milestone.

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

Represents amount received for sub license.

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- Definition

Represents this element upfront payment amount.

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- Definition

Amount of deferred revenue as of balance sheet date. Deferred revenue represents collections of cash or other assets related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 605
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-Section S99
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-Subparagraph (SAB Topic 13.A.4(a).Q1)
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- Definition

Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
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-Section 50
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6515339

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- Definition

Revenue earned during the period relating to consideration received from another party for the right to use, but not own, certain of the entity's intangible assets. Licensing arrangements include, but are not limited to, rights to use a patent, copyright, technology, manufacturing process, software or trademark. Licensing fees are generally, but not always, fixed as to amount and not dependent upon the revenue generated by the licensing party. An entity may receive licensing fees for licenses that also generate royalty payments to the entity.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(e))
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LICENSE AGREEMENTS (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
LICENSE AGREEMENTS (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2016
License Agreement [Line Items]
License revenue	$ 38,095	$ 38,095
JBET Agreement [Member]
License Agreement [Line Items]
Upfront Payment Amount	1,000,000
Additional Amount Receivable On Achievement Of Pre Specified Milestones	177,000,000
TG One One Zero One [Member]
License Agreement [Line Items]
License revenue	38,000	$ 38,000
Deferred Revenue	$ 1,300,000			$ 1,400,000
Licensing Agreements [Member]
License Agreement [Line Items]
Upfront Fee			$ 2,000,000
Income taxes			$ 300,000