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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details) | Sep. 30, 2018 / $ | Mar. 31, 2018 item / $
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Foreign exchange rate ( Bolivars per United States dollars) |  | 10
Number of zeros eliminated from the old currency | item |  | 5
DICOM floating rate (Bolivars per United States dollars) | 62 |

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- Definition Foreign exchange rate used to translate amounts denominated in functional currency to reporting currency. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 830 -SubTopic 30 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6897108&loc=SL6897125-166521 + Details
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