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10. INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | |
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | ||
| Benefit at US federal statutory rate | $ (5,904,062)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate | $ (5,279,264)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate |
| State taxes - deferred | 879,793us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes | (901,800)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes |
| Increase in valuation allowance | 5,147,244us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance | 6,850,118us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance |
| Research and development credits | (551,863)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch | (599,003)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch |
| Sale of state net operating loss | (551,724)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems | 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems |
| Other | 428,888us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments | (70,051)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments |
| Benefit for income taxes | $ (551,724)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to increase (decrease) in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of income tax expense or benefit for the period computed by applying the domestic federal statutory tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to other adjustments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to tax exempt income, equity in earnings (loss) of an unconsolidated subsidiary, minority noncontrolling interest income (loss), tax holiday, disposition of a business, disposition of an asset, repatriation of foreign earnings, repatriation of foreign earnings jobs creation act of 2004, increase (decrease) in enacted tax rate, prior year income taxes, increase (decrease) in deferred tax asset valuation allowance, and other adjustments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to state and local income tax expense (benefit). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to research tax credit. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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