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Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Deposit Fees, Shares Issued

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The value of the financial instrument(s) that the original debt is being converted into in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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The number of shares issued in exchange for the original debt being converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or payments in the period.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)				2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 08, 2019	Feb. 22, 2019	Oct. 18, 2018	Aug. 19, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 14, 2018	Jul. 25, 2018
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Twelve Percent Unsecured Promissory Note Due January 8, 2020 [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding	$ 125,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 100,000
Stated interest rate	12.00%
Convertible Debt [Member] \| St. George Convertible Note [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Note conversions				$ 54,000
Debt conversion, converted instrument, shares issued (in shares)				135,555,556
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Baybridge Convertible Note [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt									$ 0					$ 0
Note conversions					$ 88,500	$ 90,500	$ 207,500		179,000	$ 1,227,000	$ 386,500			772,500
Debt conversion, converted instrument, shares issued (in shares)					141,822,223	47,400,806	16,008,198			157,830,421	205,231,227
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Baybridge Convertible Note [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Note conversions				$ 43,500
Debt conversion, converted instrument, shares issued (in shares)				175,047,423
Deposit fees				$ 2,590
Deposit fees paid by issuance of shares (in shares)				9,961,538
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Bellridge Convertible Note [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding					$ 342,000				342,000		$ 342,000		$ 342,000		$ 150,000	$ 300,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt									0					150,000
Stated interest rate															12.00%	12.00%
Note conversions			$ 250,000		$ 47,385	$ 65,615	$ 107,500	$ 137,500	113,000			$ 358,000	$ 358,000	$ 245,000
Debt conversion, converted instrument, shares issued (in shares)					68,142,087	38,696,339	7,554,399	3,715,476				118,108,301	118,108,301
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Bellridge Convertible Note [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Note conversions				$ 52,850
Debt conversion, converted instrument, shares issued (in shares)				178,947,790
Convertible Debt [Member] \| GS Capital Convertible Note [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding					$ 168,068				$ 168,068		$ 168,068		$ 168,068
Proceeds from issuance of debt		$ 75,000
Stated interest rate		8.00%
Note conversions					$ 15,000
Debt conversion, converted instrument, shares issued (in shares)					17,321,692
Convertible Debt [Member] \| GS Capital Convertible Note [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Note conversions				$ 33,000
Debt conversion, converted instrument, shares issued (in shares)				105,006,523