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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Details Narrative)	May 23, 2018 USD ($) shares	Apr. 28, 2017 Number shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 19, 2017 $ / shares	Jun. 02, 2017
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Number of shares issued \| shares		92,122
Warrant [Member]
Number of shares issued \| shares		50,000
Shares issued (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 52,000
Series D Preferred Stock [Member] \| Share Exchange Agreement [Member]
Number of shares issued \| shares		378,776
Common Stock And Warrants [Member] \| Series D Preferred Stock [Member] \| Share Exchange Agreement [Member]
Number of shares converted \| Number		757,552
Microphase Corporation [Member]
Ownership percentage		56.40%			56.40%
Equity instruments issued			$ 1,451,040
Shares issued (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 9.40
Purchase price			$ 1,451,040
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Microphase Corporation [Member] \| Series D Preferred Stock [Member]
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Microphase Corporation [Member] \| Common Stock And Warrants [Member]
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Power-Plus Technical Distributors, LLC [Member]
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Certain debt amount reduce form purchase price			$ 185,927
Description of purchase price consideration paid			A two-year promissory note in the amount of $255,000 payable in 24 monthly installments; and (ii) cash at closing of $409,073 resulting in a net purchase price of $664,073.
Purchase price			$ 664,073
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Purchase price	$ 4,850,099
I. AM, Inc. [Member]
Purchase price			$ 1,509,732
I. AM, Inc. [Member] \| Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]
Description of equity interests issued	981 shares of common stock for a purchase price of $1, representing, upon the closing, 98.1% of I. AM’s outstanding common stock.
I. AM, Inc. [Member] \| Loan And Security Agreement [Member]
Number of shares issued \| shares	471
Purchase price	$ 1,715,330