FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (10K) - Changes in fair value of the Company level 3 financial instruments (unaudited) (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ (1,865)	$ (3,739)	$ (978)	$ (978)	$ (585)
Increase due to change in fair value of warrant liabilities	(4,805)	$ (1,490)	(5,692)	(5,674)	(393)
Reduction due to warrant exercises				2,913
Ending balance	$ (5,964)		$ (5,964)	$ (3,739)	$ (978)

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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- Definition

Amount of gain (loss) recognized on the income statement for financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66048111&loc=d3e19207-110258

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- Definition

Represents reduction in fair value due to warrant exercises.

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- Definition

The noncurrent portion (due beyond one year or one operating cycle) of warrant liabilities not otherwise defined in the taxonomy.

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