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STOCK BASED COMPENSATION -Narrative (Details)					12 Months Ended
STOCK BASED COMPENSATION -Narrative (Details)	May 22, 2018 employee $ / shares shares	Apr. 12, 2018 employee $ / shares shares	Aug. 21, 2017 employee $ / shares shares	Jan. 04, 2017 employee $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation expense, total \| $					$ 659,836	$ 606,446
Options granted (in shares) \| shares					697,000	500,000
Options granted - weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 1.17	$ 1.01
Stock option \| 2013 Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of employees granted options \| employee	1			1
Options granted (in shares) \| shares	10,000			20,000
Options granted - weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 1.03			$ 1.31
Term of awards	10 years			5 years
Award vesting period	4 years	4 years	4 years	4 years
Annual vesting percentage	25.00%	25.00%	25.00%	25.00%
Stock option \| 2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| 1 Employee
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of employees granted options \| employee		1	1
Options granted (in shares) \| shares		166,000	150,000
Options granted - weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 1.26	$ 1.07
Term of awards		5 years	5 years
Stock option \| 2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| 5 Employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of employees granted options \| employee			5
Options granted (in shares) \| shares			330,000
Options granted - weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 0.97
Term of awards			10 years
Stock option \| 2013 Stock Incentive Plan \| 11 Employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of employees granted options \| employee		11
Options granted (in shares) \| shares		521,000
Options granted - weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 1.14
Term of awards		10 years