A measurement of leverage, calculated as a company's interest-bearing liabilities minus cash, divided by EBITDA.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details Narrative)		12 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details Narrative)	May 11, 2021	Oct. 29, 2021	Mar. 24, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 24, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 10, 2020 USD ($)
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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 3,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Waiver And Eighth Amendment [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Revolving Credit Conversion to Term Loan, Description		providing for the repayment of an additional $750,000 of the principal balance of the Term Loan in three installments of $250,000 on November 30, 2021, December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022 in addition to $200,000 regular monthly principal payments through maturity, (d) amending the minimum debt service coverage ratio covenant for the fiscal quarters ending on and after June 30, 2021 to provide for a ratio of 1.5 to 1.0, and (e) amending the maximum leverage ratio covenant as follows: for the fiscal quarter ending on March 31, 2021 - 5.0 to 1.0; for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2021 - 4.75 to 1.0; for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021 - 4.25 to 1.0 and for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2021 and thereafter - 4.0 to 1.0, determined at the end of each fiscal quarter for the trailing four-quarter period then ended (or, in the case of the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2021, determined on an annualized basis for the three-quarter period then ended)
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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity				$ 24,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Waiver And Eighth Amendment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity				$ 21
BNB Bank [Member] \| PPP Loan [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					$ 4,795,000
Bank United [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	Jul. 31, 2022
Minimum Funded Debt To EBITDA Ratio	4.0