Impairment of right-of-use asset during the period.

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Free base rental period upon commencement of the sublease.

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Amount of monthly base sublease income

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Represents the monthly payments that the lessee is obligated to make or can be required to make in connection with a property under the terms of an agreement classified as an operating lease.

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- Definition

Represents the obligation of sublessor towards the cost of alterations to the assets under the lease agreement.

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- Definition

Amount of lease cost recognized by lessee for lease contract.

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- Definition

Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

Amount of sublease income excluding finance and operating lease expense.

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LEASES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
LEASES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 14, 2019	Apr. 04, 2011	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
Leases
Impairment of right-of-use asset				$ 223	$ 223
Sublease income			$ 0		0
Total lease cost			490		1,396
Period from July 26, 2019 to September 29, 2025
Leases
Free base rental period of the sublease	4 months 15 days
Period from December 10, 2019 to September 29, 2025
Leases
Monthly base sublease income	$ 102
Lease agreement entered into April 2011
Leases
Lease term		7 years
Obligation of sublessor towards the cost of alterations of office space		$ 472
Lease agreement entered into April 2011 \| Period from October 1, 2018 to April 30, 2023
Leases
Monthly rental payment			186		186
Lease agreement entered into April 2011 \| Period from May 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025
Leases
Monthly rental payment			$ 204		$ 204
Sub Sublease Agreement \| Period November 1, 2011 until May 31, 2015
Leases
Monthly rental payment		82
Sub Sublease Agreement \| Period after May 31, 2015 until April 30, 2018
Leases
Monthly rental payment		$ 90