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CONVERTIBLE DEBT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Convertible security, current portion	$ 2,161
Total convertible debt, net of current portion	1,896	6,466
Unsecured Convertible Promissory Notes [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Total convertible debt, net of current portion	592	475	$ 393
Secured Convertible Security [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Convertible security, current portion	2,161	5,991	$ 4,500
Total convertible debt, net of current portion	$ 1,304	$ 5,991

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- Definition

The portion of the carrying value of long-term convertible debt as of the balance sheet date that is scheduled to be repaid within one year or in the normal operating cycle if longer. Convertible debt is a financial instrument which can be exchanged for a specified amount of another security, typically the entity's common stock, at the option of the issuer or the holder.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(19))
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Carrying amount of long-term convertible debt as of the balance sheet date, net of the amount due in the next twelve months or greater than the normal operating cycle, if longer. The debt is convertible into another form of financial instrument, typically the entity's common stock.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
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