COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Narrative) (Details)		2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	189 Months Ended
	Jan. 24, 2017 action	Nov. 10, 2016 action	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2017 action	May 04, 2017 action	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Outstanding purchase orders			$ 1,460,000				$ 1,460,000
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Collateral pledged			841,000
Number of putative class actions brought against the company | action		4		8
Actions dismissed | action	1
Percentage of common stock owned by the plaintiffs	51.00%
Litigation reserve			0				0
Subsequent Event
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Actions dismissed | action					4
Actions pending | action					3
Subsequent Event | Consolidated Litigation
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Actions pending | action					2
Subsequent Event | Plaintiff's Actions Dismissed
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Actions pending | action					1
Term Loan | 10.75% Term Loan Due January 2019
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Line of credit			20,000,000.0				20,000,000.0
IIA
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Total funding received			300,000				1,000,000
Royalty bearing grants							640,000
Royalties paid							50,000
Contingent liability			$ 590,000				590,000
Series A Preferred Stock | IIA
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Amount received in consideration of preferred shares							$ 400,000
Issuance of ordinary shares (in shares) | shares							5,237
Minimum | IIA
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Royalty (as a percent)			3.00%
Maximum | IIA
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Royalty (as a percent)			3.50%
Percentage of grant received considered to determine royalty fees						100.00%