SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Preferred Shares) (Details) - $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Series A Non-Voting Preferred Stock Member
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	125,000
Preferred stock Stated Value	$ 0.06
Non-voting preferred stock member
Preferred Stock, no par value	$ 0	$ 0
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	250,000
Preferred Stock Shares Issued	0
Voting Preferred Stock Member
Preferred Stock, no par value	$ 0	$ 0
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	250,000
Preferred Stock Shares Issued	0
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding	0	0

Face amount per share of no-par value preferred stock nonredeemable or redeemable solely at the option of the issuer.

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(28))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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