INVESTMENTS - RELATED PARTIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Schedule of investments

Investments in AVLP at December 31, 2018 and 2017, are comprised of the following: 

	December 31,
	2018	2017
Investment in convertible promissory note of AVLP	$      6,943,997	$      4,124,220
Investment in warrants of AVLP	2,230,641	6,901,593
Investment in common stock of AVLP	812,858	826,408
Accrued interest in convertible promissory note of AVLP	1,004,317	324,400
Total investment in AVLP – Gross	10,991,813	12,176,621
Less: original issue discount	(2,336,693)	(2,115,710)
Total investment in AVLP – Net	$      8,655,120	$    10,060,911

Schedule of summarizes the changes in our investments

The following table summarizes the changes in our investments in AVLP during the year ended December 31, 2018:

	Investment in			Investment in
	warrants and			convertible			Total
	common stock			promissory			investment
	of AVLP			note of AVLP			in AVLP – Net
Balance at January 1, 2017	$	84,578		$	952,073		$	1,036,651
Investment in convertible promissory notes of AVLP		—			620,091			620,091
Investment in common stock of AVLP		191,782			—			191,782
Fair value of warrants issued by AVLP		2,388,681			—			2,388,681
Unrealized gain in warrants of AVLP		4,512,912			—			4,512,912
Unrealized gain in common stock of AVLP		550,048			—			550,048
Accretion of discount		—			436,346			436,346
Accrued Interest		—			324,400			324,400
Balance at December 31, 2018	$	7,728,001		$	2,332,910		$	10,060,911
Investment in convertible promissory notes of AVLP		—			1,671,936			1,671,936
Payment of convertible promissory notes of AVLP		—			(1,107,500	)		(1,107,500	)
Investment in common stock of AVLP		417,169			—			417,169
Fair value of warrants issued by AVLP		2,255,341			—			2,255,341
Unrealized loss in warrants of AVLP		(6,926,293	)		—			(6,926,293	)
Unrealized loss in common stock of AVLP		(430,719	)		—			(430,719	)
Accretion of discount		—			2,034,358			2,034,358
Accrued Interest		—			679,917			679,917
Balance at December 31, 2018	$	3,043,499		$	5,611,621		$	8,655,120