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12. PREFERRED STOCK (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Equity [Abstract] |
Company's agreements with the holders of its Series B Preferred Stock: |
Agreement/Payment Date |  | Amount of Dividends Paid |  |  | Shares of Common Stock Issued |  |  | Extended Forbearance Date
August 12, 2012 |  | $ | 732,000 |  |  |  | 157,000 |  |  | January 1, 2014
December 26, 2012 |  |  | 732,000 |  |  |  | 144,500 |  |  | June 30, 2014
March 27, 2013 |  |  | 732,000 |  |  |  | 139,000 |  |  | September 30, 2014
July 26, 2013 |  |  | 731,000 |  |  |  | 175,000 |  |  | December 31, 2014
September 17, 2013 |  |  | 731,000 |  |  |  | 197,000 |  |  | March 31, 2015
May 23, 2014 |  |  | 1,463,000 |  |  |  | 120,000 |  |  | November 30, 2015
November 24, 2014 |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  | – |  |  |
December 23, 2014 |  |  | 1,194,000 |  |  |  | – |  |  |
Total |  | $ | 7,315,000 |  |  |  | 932,500 |  |  |

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