INCOME TAXES - Reconciliation of federal income tax (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
INCOME TAXES
Statutory federal tax expense	$ 11,391	$ (8,620)
Effect of state taxes, net of federal benefit	2,131	(1,205)
Effect of state rate and tax law changes	(1,201)	(599)
Return to provision adjustments	47	503
Other permanent items	(27)	(213)
Non-deductible meals and entertainment	65	96
Impairment of long-lived intangible assets		3,339
Non-deductible officer's compensation	2,055	1,002
Change in valuation allowance	(13)	28
IRC Section 382 adjustments	(705)	(30,143)
NOL expirations	610	3,000
Stock-based compensation forfeitures and adjustments		216
Uncertain tax positions	(777)	(1,923)
Other	1	43
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	$ 13,577	$ (34,476)

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- Definition

The portion of the difference between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement for the period and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations attributable to nondeductible expenses pertaining to expiring net operating losses under enacted laws.

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