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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Schedule of Useful Lives of Property, Plant and Equipment) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Furniture Test or Manufacturing Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful lives	5 years
Computers And Software [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful lives	2 years
Computers And Software [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful lives	3 years
Automobiles [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful lives	5 years

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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