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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Accounts receivable, Property, plant and equipment and Long-lived assets (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 item | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Accounts receivable |  |
Number of products consigned to customers | item | 0 |
Long-lived assets |  |
Impairment charge |  | $ 456,119
Production equipment |  |
Long-lived assets |  |
Impairment charge |  | $ 456,119
Production equipment | Minimum |  |
Property, plant, and equipment |  |
Useful lives | 3 years |
Production equipment | Maximum |  |
Property, plant, and equipment |  |
Useful lives | 13 years |
Office furniture and equipment | Minimum |  |
Property, plant, and equipment |  |
Useful lives | 3 years |
Office furniture and equipment | Maximum |  |
Property, plant, and equipment |  |
Useful lives | 10 years |
Buildings |  |
Property, plant, and equipment |  |
Useful lives | 39 years |
Building Improvements |  |
Property, plant, and equipment |  |
Useful lives | 15 years |

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- Definition Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68055307&loc=d3e2420-110228 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98514028&loc=d3e3602-108585 + Details
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