PROMISSORY NOTES - Schedule of Promissory Notes (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Promissory Note One \| Unsecured Debt
Short Term Debt [Line Items]
Principal Balance, beginning	$ 0	$ 494,437
New principal		0
Notes assigned		(494,437)
Notes exchanged		0
Notes forgiven	0
Principal Balance, ending	0	0
Promissory Note Two \| Unsecured Debt
Short Term Debt [Line Items]
Principal Balance, beginning	0	615,000
New principal		35,000
Notes assigned		(650,000)
Notes exchanged		0
Notes forgiven	0
Principal Balance, ending	0	0
Promissory Note BD 1
Short Term Debt [Line Items]
Principal Balance, beginning	0	0
New principal		0
Notes assigned		1,144,437
Notes exchanged		(1,144,437)
Notes forgiven	0
Principal Balance, ending	0	0
SBA \| Unsecured Debt
Short Term Debt [Line Items]
Principal Balance, beginning	193,200	0
New principal		193,200
Notes assigned		0
Notes exchanged		0
Notes forgiven	(193,200)
Principal Balance, ending	0	193,200
Promissory Note \| Unsecured Debt
Short Term Debt [Line Items]
Principal Balance, beginning	193,200	1,109,437
New principal		228,200
Notes assigned		0
Notes exchanged		(1,144,437)
Notes forgiven	(193,200)
Principal Balance, ending	$ 0	$ 193,200

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 14
-Subparagraph (b)
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