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LEASES (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Lease extended term (in years)	10 years
Assets under finance leases	$ 3,358	$ 3,356
Accumulated amortization associated with finance leases	$ 671	$ 114
Minimum [Member]
Remaining lease term (in years)	1 year
Maximum [Member]
Remaining lease term (in years)	8 years

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Weighted average remaining lease term , in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

Accumulated amortization of deferred income and initial direct costs pertaining to direct financing leases, which resulted from producing constant periodic rates of return on the net investments in the leases over their respective lease terms.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 30
-Section 35
-Paragraph 23
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77915205&loc=d3e43734-112732

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- Definition

Amount of lessee's right to use underlying asset under finance lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888419&loc=SL77918627-209977

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