4. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	40 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013
4. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (Details) [Line Items]
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)	$ 371,265	$ 912,003	$ 1,475,509
Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Amount	415,351	931,683	1,877,034
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued (in Shares)	1,825,000
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Convertible Note Payable April 1, 2013 [Member]
4. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	96,463		96,463
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	10.00%		10.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Beneficial Conversion Feature	96,463
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Convertible Note Payable June 30, 2013 [Member]
4. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	167,185		167,185
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	10.00%		10.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Beneficial Conversion Feature	167,185
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Convertible Note Payable September 30, 2013 [Member]
4. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	312,310		312,310
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	10.00%		10.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Beneficial Conversion Feature	312,310
Convertible Debt [Member] \| $517,673 Convertible Note Payable [Member]
4. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	517,673		517,673
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)	71,878
Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Amount	195,303
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued (in Shares)	6,510,088
Convertible Debt [Member] \| $251,468 Convertible Note Payable [Member]
4. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	251,468		251,468
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)	208,102
Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Amount	266,000
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued (in Shares)	13,300,000
Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member] \| 10% Subordinated Convertible Note Payable [Member]
4. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	10.00%		10.00%
Debt Conversion, Original Debt, Amount	$ 7,632
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued (in Shares)	763,184

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