NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Nature Of Operations And Basis Of Presentation Details
Revenues
Net loss	$ (5,343,124)	$ (11,548,647)	$ (6,640,600)
Net loss per share – basic and diluted	$ (1.24)	$ (2.52)	$ (1.64)

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The pro forma net Income or Loss for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65885119&loc=d3e1392-128463

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The pro forma revenue for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of the period.

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