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INVESTMENTS - RELATED PARTIES (Details Narrative) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 06, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Aug. 16, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 02, 2017 shares	Apr. 05, 2017 $ / shares shares	Feb. 28, 2017 $ / shares shares	Feb. 22, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 05, 2016 USD ($)
Share price (in dollars pers share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.55	$ 0.55
Exercise price of warrants \| $ / shares		$ 0.79	$ 0.79			$ 0.90	$ 0.70
Purchase warrant \| shares					1,428,572	180,002	333,333
Avalanche International Corp. [Member]
Financing receivable, gross				$ 1,809				$ 1,500
Notes Receivable [Member] \| Avalanche International Corp. [Member]
Financing receivable, discount		$ 165	$ 165
Financing receivable, conversion ratio		0.74536	0.74536
Financing receivable, convertible feature, number of shares issuable \| shares		2,113,086	2,113,086
Interest Income, Related Party		$ 18	$ 38
Interest receivable		208	208						$ 13
Convertible promissory note aggregate principal amount		$ 3,309	$ 3,309
Notes Receivable February 22, 2017 [Member] \| Avalanche International Corp. [Member]
Interest rate								12.00%
Financing receivable, gross								$ 525
Financing receivable, discount rate								5.00%
Financing receivable, discount								$ 75
Notes Receivable, November 30, 2016 [Member] \| Avalanche International Corp. [Member]
Interest rate										12.00%
Financing receivable, gross										$ 525
Financing receivable, discount rate										5.00%
Financing receivable, discount										$ 75
Notes Receivable, October 5, 2016 [Member] \| Avalanche International Corp. [Member]
Interest rate											12.00%
Financing receivable, gross											$ 525
Financing receivable, discount rate											5.00%
Financing receivable, discount											$ 75
Minimum [Member]
Exercise price of warrants \| $ / shares		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Maximum [Member]
Exercise price of warrants \| $ / shares		1.10	1.10
Avalanche International Corp. [Member]
Share price (in dollars pers share) \| $ / shares		0.64	0.64
Avalanche International Corp. [Member] \| Loan And Security Agreement [Member]
Non-revolving credit facility	$ 5,000
Avalanche International Corp. [Member] \| Loan And Security Agreement [Member] \| 12% New Convertible Promissory Note [Member]
Convertible promissory note aggregate principal amount	$ 3,474
Conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.50
Interest rate	12.00%
Financing receivable term	2 years
Exercise price of warrants \| $ / shares	$ 0.50
Discription of warrant conversion	The Warrant entitles the Company to purchase up to 6,948,800 shares of AVLP common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share for a period of five years. The exercise price of $0.50 is subject to adjustment for customary stock splits, stock dividends, combinations or similar events. The Warrant may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis.
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Conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.50
Exercise price of warrants \| $ / shares	$ 0.50
Purchase warrant \| shares	6,948,800
Avalanche International Corp. [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share price (in dollars pers share) \| $ / shares		0.51	0.51
Avalanche International Corp. [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share price (in dollars pers share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.85	$ 0.85