15. BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020		Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020		Sep. 30, 2019
Net revenue (external customers)	$ 10,482,185		$ 4,548,542	$ 16,399,338		$ 10,596,521
Net revenue (intersegment)	0		0	0		0
Income (loss) from operations before income tax benefit	(2,733,818)		(6,366,409)	(10,522,799)		(13,960,605)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(217,325)		(6,729,439)	1,711,751		(4,968,318)
Income (loss) from operations after income taxes benefit	(2,951,143)		(13,095,848)	(8,811,048)		(18,928,924)
Total assets	277,896,623		287,946,830	277,896,623		287,946,830
Depreciation and amortization	4,348,477		3,634,131	11,907,702		10,599,011
Capital expenditures	0		57,317,368	9,860,142		57,317,368
Bromine Segment
Net revenue (external customers)	9,181,747	[1]	4,270,863	14,131,610	[1]	10,022,027	[1]
Net revenue (intersegment)	0	[1]	0	0	[1]	0	[1]
Income (loss) from operations before income tax benefit	1,962,262	[1]	(5,185,484)	(2,383,260)	[1]	(8,847,210)	[1]
Income tax expense (benefit)	(490,553)	[1]	(5,778,726)	577,593	[1]	(4,871,839)	[1]
Income (loss) from operations after income taxes benefit	1,471,709	[1]	(10,964,210)	(1,805,667)	[1]	(13,719,049)	[1]
Total assets	127,506,049		153,825,697	127,506,049		153,825,697
Depreciation and amortization	3,299,845	[1]	3,303,155	8,536,625	[1]	8,442,421	[1]
Capital expenditures	0	[1]	56,137,239	3,157,669	[1]	56,137,239	[1]
Crude Salt Segment
Net revenue (external customers)	1,300,438	[1]	277,679	2,267,728	[1]	522,758	[1]
Net revenue (intersegment)	0	[1]	0	0	[1]	0	[1]
Income (loss) from operations before income tax benefit	(484,278)	[1]	(1,001,988)	(2,609,332)	[1]	(3,242,534)	[1]
Income tax expense (benefit)	121,066	[1]	(1,116,620)	672,311	[1]	(548,308)	[1]
Income (loss) from operations after income taxes benefit	(363,212)	[1]	(2,118,608)	(1,937,021)	[1]	(3,790,842)	[1]
Total assets	34,760,524		21,738,770	34,760,524		21,738,770
Depreciation and amortization	898,783	[1]	182,538	2,926,228	[1]	1,701,769	[1]
Capital expenditures	0	[1]	1,180,129	646,752	[1]	1,180,129	[1]
Chemical Products Segment
Net revenue (external customers)	0		0	0		0
Net revenue (intersegment)	0		0	0		0
Income (loss) from operations before income tax benefit	(673,377)		(744,963)	(2,038,938)		(2,074,937)
Income tax expense (benefit)	152,162		165,907	461,847		451,828
Income (loss) from operations after income taxes benefit	(521,215)		(579,056)	(1,577,091)		(1,623,109)
Total assets	114,000,520		110,464,372	114,000,520		110,464,372
Depreciation and amortization	114,466		113,357	339,747		346,985
Capital expenditures	0		0	6,055,721		0
Natural Gas
Net revenue (external customers)	0		0	0		51,736
Net revenue (intersegment)	0		0	0		0
Income (loss) from operations before income tax benefit	(48,550)		(62,265)	(150,666)		(165,649)
Income tax expense (benefit)	0		0	0		0
Income (loss) from operations after income taxes benefit	(48,550)		(62,265)	(150,666)		(165,649)
Total assets	1,612,833		1,767,155	1,612,833		1,767,155
Depreciation and amortization	35,383		35,081	105,102		107,836
Capital expenditures	0		0	0		0
Segment Total
Net revenue (external customers)	10,482,185		4,548,542	16,399,338		10,596,521
Net revenue (intersegment)	0		0	0		0
Income (loss) from operations before income tax benefit	756,057		(6,994,700)	(7,182,196)		(14,330,330)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(217,325)		(6,729,439)	1,711,751		(4,968,319)
Income (loss) from operations after income taxes benefit	538,732		(13,724,139)	(5,470,445)		(19,298,649)
Total assets	277,879,926		287,795,994	277,879,926		287,795,994
Depreciation and amortization	4,348,477		3,634,131	11,907,702		10,599,011
Capital expenditures	0		57,317,368	9,860,142		57,317,368
Corporate
Net revenue (external customers)	0		0	0		0
Net revenue (intersegment)	0		0	0		0
Income (loss) from operations before income tax benefit	(3,489,875)		628,291	(3,340,603)		369,725
Income tax expense (benefit)	0		0	0		0
Income (loss) from operations after income taxes benefit	(3,489,875)		628,291	(3,340,603)		369,725
Total assets	16,697		150,836	16,697		150,836
Depreciation and amortization	0		0	0		0
Capital expenditures	$ 0		$ 0	$ 0		$ 0

[1] Certain common production overheads, operating and administrative expenses and asset items (mainly cash and certain office equipment) of bromine and crude salt segments in SCHC were split by reference to the average selling price and production volume of respective segment.