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- Document and Entity Information
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EQUTY INVESTMENT (Details Narrative)

v3.19.1

EQUTY INVESTMENT (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
EQUTY INVESTMENT (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 18, 2018
Goodwill		$ 2,500,000
ILiAD [Member]
Advisory and legal expenses	$ 41,000
ILiAD [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Investment		5,000,000
ILiAD [Member] \| Tranche Two [Member]
Initial investment		2,500,000
ILiAD [Member] \| Tranche One [Member]
Initial investment		2,500,000
ILiAD [Member] \| Class C units [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Investment		$ 15,200,000
ILiAD [Member] \| Class C units [Member] \| Tranche Two [Member]
Units purchase		943,396
Price per unit		$ 2.65
Ownership percentage		10.70%
ILiAD [Member] \| Class C units [Member] \| Tranche One [Member]
Units purchase		1,111,111
Price per unit		$ 2.25
Warrants to purchase units		366,666
Exercise price		$ 2.75
Ownership percentage		7.10%

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