EQUITY - Schedule Using Black-Scholes Module (Details) - Equity-Settled Share-Based Payment Arrangement	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021 yr $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2020 yr $ / shares
Management Share Option Plan
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Weighted average share price, share options granted \| $ / shares	$ 43.43	$ 45.21
Average term to exercise \| yr	7.5	7.5
Expected volatility, share options granted	24.40%	17.00%
Liquidity Discount	25.00%	25.00%
Expected dividend as percentage, share options granted	1.70%	1.50%
Risk free interest rate, share options granted	1.00%	1.40%
Escrowed Stock Plan
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]
Weighted average share price, share options granted \| $ / shares	$ 43.53	$ 45.21
Average term to exercise \| yr	7.5	7.5
Expected volatility, share options granted	24.40%	17.00%
Liquidity Discount	25.00%	25.00%
Expected dividend as percentage, share options granted	1.60%	1.50%
Risk free interest rate, share options granted	1.00%	1.40%

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The expected volatility of the share price used to calculate the fair value of the share options granted. Expected volatility is a measure of the amount by which a price is expected to fluctuate during a period. The measure of volatility used in option pricing models is the annualised standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a period of time.

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The option life of share options granted.

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The implied yield currently available on zero-coupon government issues of the country in whose currency the exercise price for share options granted is expressed, with a remaining term equal to the expected term of the option being valued (based on the option's remaining contractual life and taking into account the effects of expected early exercise). [Refer: Government [member]]

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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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The percentage of an expected dividend used to calculate the fair value of share options granted.

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The weighted average share price used as input to the option pricing model to calculate the fair value of share options granted. [Refer: Option pricing model [member]; Weighted average [member]]

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