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1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details-Purchase concentration) - Purchases [Member]	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Supplier A [Member]
Concentration percentage	13.00%	19.00%	26.00%
Supplier B [Member]
Concentration percentage	13.00%	13.00%	11.00%
Supplier C [Memebr]
Concentration percentage	8.00%	9.00%	15.00%

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