DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Summary of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis) (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Fair value of liability for embedded conversion option liability	$ 120,642	$ 160,656
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair value of liability for embedded conversion option liability	33,023
Fair value of liability for warrant derivative instruments	87,619
Total	120,642
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair value of liability for embedded conversion option liability
Fair value of liability for warrant derivative instruments
Total
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair value of liability for embedded conversion option liability
Fair value of liability for warrant derivative instruments
Total
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair value of liability for embedded conversion option liability	33,023
Fair value of liability for warrant derivative instruments	87,619
Total	$ 120,642

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