The amount of debt discount associated with the issuance of debt.

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The amount of debt discount related to fair value of warrant.

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The minimum share price of the company can trigger the compel to convert option.

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The share price of warrant in case of force redemption.

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The term of warrant issued.

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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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The cash inflow from the issuance of a long-term debt instrument which can be exchanged for a specified amount of another security, typically the entity's common stock, at the option of the issuer or the holder.

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CONVERTIBLE NOTE - RELATED PARTY (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 21, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 02, 2017	Apr. 05, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt face amount						$ 400
Warrant term			4 years 5 months 1 day
Number of warrants	530,000			1,428,572	180,000	333,333
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share)		$ 0.84	$ 0.84		$ 0.90	$ 0.70
Debt interest expense		$ 44	$ 44
Interest payable		$ 16	$ 16				$ 12
12% Convertible secured note [Member]
Interest rate	12.00%
Debt face amount	$ 530
Original debt discount	30
Proceeds from convertible debt	$ 500
Conversion price (in dollars per share)	$ 0.55
Debt instrument minimum share price	3
Warrant, force redemption price	$ 0.001
Beneficiary conversion feature	$ 329
Debt discount	518
Debt discount, warrant	159
Debt issuance costs, gross	$ 13
12% Convertible secured note [Member] \| Warrant One [Member]
Warrant term	3 years
Number of warrants	265,000
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share)	$ 0.80
12% Convertible secured note [Member] \| Warrant Two [Member]
Warrant term	3 years
Number of warrants	265,000
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share)	$ 0.90