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DEBT - Maturities (Details)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) instrument	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Aggregate maturities of notes payable
July 2019 - June 2020	$ 2,945,000
July 2020 - June 2021	2,173,000
July 2021 - June 2022	543,000
Total notes payable	5,661,000
Aggregate maturities of finance leases:
July 2019 - June 2020	2,910,000
July 2020 - June 2021	833,000
July 2021 - June 2022	20,000
July 2022 - June 2023	12,000
Total finance lease liabilities	$ 3,775,000		$ 6,506,000
Minimum
Aggregate maturities of finance leases:
Interest rate on leases	4.65%
Maximum
Aggregate maturities of finance leases:
Interest rate on leases	5.37%
Notes payable to finance companies for insurance
Notes payable
Number of outstanding notes payable | instrument	2
Interest rate (as a percent)		3.80%
Aggregate maturities of notes payable
Total notes payable	$ 772,000	$ 1,680,000
Notes payable to finance companies for insurance | Minimum
Notes payable
Interest rate (as a percent)	3.80%
Notes payable to finance companies for insurance | Maximum
Notes payable
Interest rate (as a percent)	4.99%
Notes payable to commercial banks
Notes payable
Number of outstanding notes payable | instrument	1
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.00%	5.00%
Aggregate maturities of notes payable
Total notes payable	$ 4,889,000	$ 5,975,000

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