SERIES E PREFERRED STOCK AND THE COMMITTED EQUITY LINE - Narrative (Details) - Series E Preferred Stock [Member]		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 04, 2015 USD ($) price shares	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Percent of two lowest volume weighted average prices	80.00%
Component of purchase price calculation | price	2
Measurement period after conversion date	10 days
Percent of two lowest volume weighted average prices - in default	70.00%
Measurement period before conversion date - in default	20 days
Preferred stock, dividend rate	7.00%
Preferred stock dividends			$ 11,948
Preferred stock, cash dividends paid			$ 2,013
Stock dividends (in shares) | shares			25,160,171
Private placement [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of stock	$ 2,800,000
Debt instrument, convertible, conversion price, milestone percentage one	70.00%
Shares issued as commitment fee (in shares) | shares	18,000
Gross debt issuance cost	$ 104,000
Private placement [Member] | Embedded derivative financial instruments [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Make-whole dividend liability				$ 140,748
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of derivative		$ 121,390	$ 140,748
Convertible debt [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock (in shares) | shares	2,800