STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Common Stock, 2018 Purchase Agreement and LP Purchase Agreement) (Details) $ / shares in Units, security in Millions												1 Months Ended		2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 14, 2019 USD ($) shares	Jan. 29, 2019 USD ($) shares	Dec. 20, 2018	Sep. 14, 2018 shares	Sep. 07, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Aug. 10, 2018 shares	Feb. 12, 2018 USD ($) shares	Feb. 09, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Feb. 08, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2017 USD ($) shares	Apr. 28, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2018 $ / shares	Apr. 14, 2019 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2018 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) security $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares	Jan. 01, 2019 shares	Dec. 19, 2018 shares	Sep. 06, 2018 shares	Nov. 30, 2017 $ / shares	Oct. 31, 2017 $ / shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)																	150,000,000	150,000,000		150,000,000
Conversion ratio																	0.033
Restricted stock granted																		59,563
Restricted shares issued (in shares)																		64,593
Restricted stock expense | $																		$ 28,000
Number of shares converted (in shares)												1,735,419
New shares issued (in shares)							1,814,754					22,518
Value of shares issued | $																		$ 7,784,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)																	34,481,083	10,196,620			23,155,872
Stock and Warrants Issued During Period, Value, Preferred Stock and Warrants | $							$ 1,900,000					$ 84,000,000
Number of shares to be issued due to repricing | security																	3.0
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Issued for Services | $																	$ 39,000	$ 2,189,000
Stock Not Issued, Shares										200,081
Liability recorded related to equity purchase agreement repricing | $																	460,000
Liability related to equity purchase agreement | $																	460,000
Number of shares converted from debt instrument (in shares)							1,814,754
Debt converted | $							$ 1,900,000										3,191,000
Liability for settlement of equity instrument | $																	1,450,000	1,085,000
Other current liabilities | $																	1,910,000	2,982,000
Proceeds from exercise of warrants | $																	1,271,000	$ 25,000
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs | $																	$ 2,008,000
Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares converted (in shares)																	(6,465,334)	(4,217,408)
Issuance of common stock for consulting services in connection with the merger (in shares)																	22,913	321,821
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Services																	22,913	321,821
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Issued for Services | $																		$ 3,000
Shares issued in connection with business combination (in shares)										1,255,119								1,255,119
Number of shares converted from debt instrument (in shares)																		1,414,700
Bridge Loan
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Debt converted | $											$ 900,000	$ 900,000	$ 900,000
Leviston Resources LLC
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance costs | $																	$ 132,000
Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares converted (in shares)										5,352,847
Issuance of common stock for consulting services in connection with the merger (in shares)										321,821
Equity instrument fair value | $										$ 2,200,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Services										321,821
Number of shares converted from debt instrument (in shares)										1,414,700							3,787,300
Warrant exercises in period																	3,787,300
Proceeds from exercise of warrants | $																	$ 1,300,000
Common Stock | Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares converted from debt instrument (in shares)																	5,773,439
Common Stock | Bridge Loan
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares											$ 2.50
Number of shares converted from debt instrument (in shares)											359,999	359,999	359,999
Series B Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares converted (in shares)																		1,550,485
Common stock issued on conversion of preferred shares																	3,120,000
Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares converted (in shares)																	2,548	142,857
Common stock issued on conversion of preferred shares																	3,345,334
Stock Not Issued, Shares																	60,000
Preferred Class B
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares												$ 2.50										$ 1.40	$ 2.50
Number of shares converted (in shares)																	2,340	3,613
Share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares											$ 1,000
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs | $											$ 6,000,000
Precipio Diagnostic [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion ratio																	10.2502
Precipio Diagnostic [Member] | Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares converted (in shares)										7,356,170
Subsequent Events
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)																			250,000,000
Private Placement
Class of Stock [Line Items]
New shares issued (in shares)										107,056
Leviston Resources LLC
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of stock | $								$ 750,000
Issuance of common stock for consulting services in connection with the merger (in shares)								170,711
New shares issued (in shares)								721,153
Shares sold in offering (in shares)						0
Equity Purchase Agreement | $									$ 8,000,000
Equity Purchase Agreement, Commitment Fee Percentage								5.25%
Equity Purchase Agreement, Commitment Fee Installment Percentage								1.75%
Share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares								$ 1.04
Proceeds from Issuance of Private Placement | $								$ 750,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Services								170,711
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Issued for Services | $								$ 140,000
Accruals for potential obligations to the Investor | $																	$ 700,000
Leviston Resources LLC | Subsequent Events
Class of Stock [Line Items]
New shares issued (in shares)		10,000
Beneficial Ownership Cap		4.99%
Leviston Resources LLC | Subsequent Events | Settled Litigation
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of convertible notes | $		$ 700,000
Lincoln Park [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
New shares issued (in shares)				7,000,000	600,000
Value of shares issued | $					$ 10,000,000
Maximum percentage of shares issued					19.99%
Maximum number of shares issued					4,628,859
Beneficial Ownership Cap					4.99%
Shares sold in offering (in shares)																	4,928,859
Share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares					$ 0.47
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs | $																	$ 1,400,000
Lincoln Park [Member] | Subsequent Events
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares sold in offering (in shares)	4,928,859														14,971,141
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs | $	$ 1,400,000														$ 2,400,000
Preferred Class B
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares converted (in shares)																	3,120,000
Preferred Class B | Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares converted (in shares)																		1,550,485
Minimum
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion ratio			0.033
Minimum | Subsequent Events | Settled Litigation
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs | $		$ 4,000,000
Minimum | Lincoln Park [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares					$ 0.10
Maximum
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion ratio			0.5
Maximum | Lincoln Park [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Value of shares issued | $					$ 1,000,000												$ 10,000,000
Shares sold in offering based on market price					550,000
Shares sold in offering (in shares)					450,000
Convertible Bridge Loan | Common Stock | Bridge Loan
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares converted from debt instrument (in shares)										155,639
Debt converted | $										$ 695,000
2018 Purchase Agreement | Investor Shares [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share price trigger | $ / shares														$ 0.30		$ 0.82
Number of shares converted from debt instrument (in shares)																	900,000
2018 Purchase Agreement | Minimum | Investor Shares [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares																	$ 1.04