STOCK PURCHASE WARRANTS (Details)		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 09, 2016 holder $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2017 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2016 $ / shares
August 2013 Warrants
Stock Purchase Warrants
Exercise price per share (in dollars per share)		$ 4.80
Total shares issuable on exercise (in shares) \| shares		724,950
Assumptions used in calculating the estimated fair value of the warrants
Closing stock price (in dollars per share)		$ 2.8	$ 3
Expected dividend rate		0.00%	0.00%
Expected stock price volatility		104.10%	97.90%
Risk-free interest rate		1.00%	1.00%
Expected life		1 year 4 months 17 days	1 year 7 months 12 days
September 2016 Warrants
Stock Purchase Warrants
Exercise price per share (in dollars per share)		$ 2.48
Total shares issuable on exercise (in shares) \| shares		117,074
Warrants issued (in shares) \| shares	117,074
Number of warrant holders \| holder	2
Assumptions used in calculating the estimated fair value of the warrants
Closing stock price (in dollars per share)	$ 2.20
Expected dividend rate	0.00%
Expected stock price volatility	89.80%
Risk-free interest rate	1.40%
Expected life	6 years

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