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Amount, before allocation of a valuation allowances, of deferred tax assets attributable to deductible tax credit carryforwards including, but not limited to, research, foreign, general business, alternative minimum tax, and other deductible tax credit carryforwards.

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Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss).

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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to tax credits. Including, but not limited to, research credit, foreign tax credit, investment tax credit, and other tax credits.

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A brief description of status of the tax examination, significant findings to date, and the entity's position with respect to the findings.

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The sum of the amounts of estimated penalties and interest recognized in the period arising from income tax examinations.

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A description of the limitations on the use of all operating loss carryforwards available to reduce future taxable income.

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INCOME TAXES (Details Narrative) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
INCOME TAXES (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Dec. 22, 2017	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards			$ 0
Income tax rate description	The Act permanently reduced the U.S. corporate income tax rate from a maximum of 35% to a 21% rate, effective January 1, 2018
U.S. corporate income tax rate		21.00%	21.00%	21.00%
Operating loss carryforwards				$ 43,800,000
Net operating loss carryforwards description		Some of the key changes include eliminating the 80% of taxable income limitation by allowing corporate entities to fully utilize NOLs to offset taxable income in 2019, 2020 and 2021, allowing NOLs originating in 2019, 2020 and 2021 to be carried back five years, enhanced interest deductibility, and retroactively clarifying the immediate recovery of qualified improvement property costs rather than over a 39-year recovery period.
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Limitations on Use			Approximately $43.8 million of net operating losses incurred prior to 2020
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount		$ 2,739,000	$ 1,543,000
Income tax reconciliation change in deferred tax liability allowance		2,853,000	3,455,000
Income Tax Examination, Penalties and Interest Expense			0
Impact BioMedical, Inc. [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount			671,000
CALIFORNIA
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards		6,400,000	6,900,000
ILLINOIS
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards		2,100,000	$ 2,200,000
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration date			expire through 2041
Federal [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards		$ 58,500,000	$ 56,700,000
Foreign Subsidiaries [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards			$ 700,000	$ 400,000
After December 31, 2017 and Before December 31, 2020 [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Percent				50.00%