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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details)	Dec. 31, 2019 zero Bs. / $	Sep. 30, 2018 Bs. / $
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Foreign exchange rate (in bolivars per dollar)		10
Number of zeros eliminated from the old currency | zero	5
DICOM floating rate (in bolivars per dollar)	46,621

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DICOM floating rate used by Venezuela.

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Foreign exchange rate used to translate amounts denominated in functional currency to reporting currency.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 830
-SubTopic 30
-Section S99
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