EQUITY - Long-Term Incentive Plans (Details) - Long Term Stock Incentive Plan (LTT) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage total number of connections		40.00%
Percentage adjusted EBITDA earned		60.00%
Chief Executive Officer ("CEO")
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Officers compensation		$ 840,000
Percentage of shares awarded on target achievement		160.00%
Chief Financial Officer ("CFO")
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Officers compensation		$ 300,000
Percentage of shares awarded on target achievement		100.00%
Chief Services Officer ("CSO")
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Officers compensation		$ 275,000
Percentage of shares awarded on target achievement		100.00%
Chief Product Officer (CPO)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Officers compensation		$ 280,000
Percentage of shares awarded on target achievement		100.00%
Maximum \| Chief Executive Officer ("CEO")
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Officers compensation		$ 1,260,000
Percentage of shares awarded on target achievement		240.00%
Maximum \| Chief Financial Officer ("CFO")
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Officers compensation		$ 450,000
Percentage of shares awarded on target achievement		150.00%
Maximum \| Chief Services Officer ("CSO")
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Officers compensation		$ 412,500
Percentage of shares awarded on target achievement		150.00%
Maximum \| Chief Product Officer (CPO)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Officers compensation		$ 420,000
Percentage of shares awarded on target achievement		150.00%
2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	0.33%
2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	0.33%
2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	0.33%

Amount of expense for salary and wage arising from service rendered by officer. Excludes allocated cost, labor-related nonsalary expense, and direct and overhead labor cost included in cost of good and service sold.

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