STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Non-Employee Director Stock Compensation (Details) - NON-EMPLOYEE - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Stock-based compensation
Annual award	$ 20,000
Number of shares awarded calculated based on the number of days of average price of the Company’s common stock	20 days
Number of business days based on which number of days of average price of the Company’s common stock, the number of shares awarded are calculated	2 days
Expense recognized	$ 272,000	$ 36,000
Expense recognized (in shares)	4,779	561
Annual award received	$ 160,000

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