STOCK OPTION PLAN AND WARRANTS, STOCK OPTIONS (Details) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Number of shares [Roll Forward]
Exercised (in shares)	0	0
Stock Options [Member]
Number of shares [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at beginning of year (in shares)	11,103,275	11,033,675	11,033,675
Granted (in shares)	0		6,299,600
Exercised (in shares)	0		0
Expired and Cancelled (in shares)	(2,074,848)		(6,230,000)
Outstanding, end of period (in shares)	9,028,427		11,103,275
Exercisable at end of period (in shares)	9,028,427		10,328,925
Weighted average exercise price [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at the beginning of year (in dollars per share)	$ 0.78	$ 1.05	$ 1.05
Granted (in dollars per share)			0.29
Expired and Cancelled (in dollars per share)	0.31		0.77
Outstanding, end of period (in dollars per share)	0.86		0.78
Exercisable at end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 0.86		$ 0.82