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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Investment, litigation, etc. (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 11, 2020 item	Jan. 15, 2020 item	Nov. 19, 2019 item
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Application fees		$ 4	$ 313	$ 154	$ 1,524
Investment in Panacea
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage (in percent)	15.80%
Amount paid to acquire investments	$ 12,000
Shares issued for Panacea, value	$ 1,297
Shares issued for Panacea, number of shares \| shares	1,297,017
Additional shares to be purchased, number \| shares	5,333,334
Share price \| $ / shares	$ 1.875
Portion of commitment payable in cash	$ 8,500
Class Action Case Brought By Matthew Bull
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Number of counts \| item								3
Shareholder Derivative Cases [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Number of counts \| item						3	3