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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) $ in Thousands	Nov. 07, 2019 USD ($) item	Nov. 30, 2020 USD ($) item	Aug. 31, 2020	May 28, 2020 USD ($)
GM
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
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Agreement Term Qualifier Period			10 months
Percentage of market price			75.00%
GM \| Convertible Note
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 10,000
GM \| Note Payable
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
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Transaction with Workhorse Group Inc
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
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Royalty percentage	1.00%	1.00%
Prepaid Royalties		$ 4,750
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