STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details 1) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes	$ (2,125,000)	$ (4,565,000)	$ (5,098,000)	$ (8,133,000)
Provision for Income Taxes	0	0	0	2,000
(Income) Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest loss allocation	(755,000)	18,000	(734,000)	73,000
Preferred dividends - cash and deemed	(1,205,000)	(1,153,000)	(2,392,000)	(2,294,000)
Net Loss from Continuing Operations attributable to common shareholders	(4,085,000)	(5,700,000)	(8,224,000)	(10,356,000)
Net Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations attributable to common shareholders	(240,000)	40,000	4,736,000	(1,157,000)
Net Loss attributable to common shareholders	$ (4,325,000)	$ (5,660,000)	$ (3,488,000)	$ (11,513,000)
Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic and diluted earnings per common share	16,154,341	15,922,321	16,121,992	15,910,197
Basic and diluted earnings per common share:
Net loss per share, Continuing Operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.18)	$ (0.29)	$ (0.36)	$ (0.51)
Preferred dividends per share (in dollars per share)	(0.07)	(0.07)	(0.15)	(0.14)
Net loss per share, Continuing Operations, net (in dollars per share)	(0.25)	(0.36)	(0.51)	(0.65)
Net income (loss) per share, Discontinued Operations (in dollars per share)	(0.01)	0.00	0.29	(0.07)
Net (income) loss attributable to common shareholders per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.26)	$ (0.36)	$ (0.22)	$ (0.72)