DEBT (Details Textual) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	$ 8,000	$ 12,000
Short-term Debt	2,334,000	0
Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	16,000,000
Vehicles [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other Short-term Borrowings	$ 0	$ 13,000
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.75%
Capex Term Loan [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.75%	1.50%
Term Loan A [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		0.50%
Term Loan A [Member] \| Nationwide Industries Inc [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal	$ 100,000
Term Loan A [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.75%	1.50%
Term Loan A [Member] \| Base Rate Borrowing [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.75%	0.50%

Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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