FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details 2) - Level 3 [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning	$ 6,321
Convertible securities closings	1,000	4,860
Conversions to equity	(4,103)	(638)
Realized and unrealized losses	329	2,099
Balance at end	$ 3,547	$ 6,321

Debt securities that can be exchanged for closings.

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect to conversion to equity.

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- Definition

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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- Definition

Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) for financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(1a)
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- Definition

Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66048111&loc=d3e19207-110258

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