Sale of Stock, Aggregate Sales Price

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- Definition

Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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- Definition

Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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- Definition

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

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - AT THE MARKET OFFERING (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Oct. 17, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Mar. 16, 2021
Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends declared, cash paid per share	$ 0.015
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.50		$ 0.50
At The Market Offering
Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)				$ 0.50
Sale of stock, maximum aggregate sales price	$ 25
The Tax Benefits Preservation Plan
Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of rights for each outstanding common stock (in shares)		1