COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - LITIGATION (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 06, 2013 claim	Nov. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. v. Reynolds
Litigation
Value of damages sought worth of personal and/or exorbitant expenses | $		$ 500
Reynolds counterclaim against InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp.
Litigation
Number of breach of contract claims | claim	2
Number of breach of covenant of good faith and fair-dealing claims | claim	2
Judgment pending | $			$ 0