INCOME TAXES - CARRYFORWARDS (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
U.S. federal
Income Taxes
Net operating loss carryforwards	$ 95,872
U.S. federal \| Research Tax Credit Carryforward
Income Taxes
Research and development tax credit carryforwards	944
Massachusetts
Income Taxes
Net operating loss carryforwards	88,041
Massachusetts \| Research Tax Credit Carryforward
Income Taxes
Research and development tax credit carryforwards	$ 183

The amount of the tax credit carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65882285&loc=d3e32559-109319

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Carryforwards
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6506874

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