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Percentage of Settlement Class that Opted Out of Court Approved Settlement

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Carrying amount of reserve for known or estimated probable loss from litigation, which may include attorneys' fees and other litigation costs, which is expected to be paid within one year of the date of the statement of financial position.

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Amount of damages awarded to the plaintiff in the legal matter.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)	Sep. 15, 2022 USD ($)	May 09, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Feb. 26, 2025 lawsuit	Feb. 04, 2025 lawsuit	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 04, 2024 lawsuit	Sep. 29, 2022 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation liability			$ 0			$ 0
Outstanding letters of credit			$ 27,300,000			$ 27,300,000
Appian Corp. v. Pegasystems Inc. & Youyong Zou
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Outstanding letters of credit								$ 25,000,000
Appian Corp. v. Pegasystems Inc. & Youyong Zou \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages awarded, value	$ 2,060,479,287
Class Action, Case 12999 and Case 11220 \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of settlement class that opted out of court approved settlement							3.00%
Number of pending lawsuits \| lawsuit							2
Case 2584CV00541-BLS1 and Case 2584CV00539-BLS1 \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of pending lawsuits \| lawsuit				2
Trade Secret Misappropriation \| Appian Corp. v. Pegasystems Inc. & Youyong Zou
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Legal fees, post-judgement interest rate, percentage	6.00%
Trade Secret Misappropriation \| Appian Corp. v. Pegasystems Inc. & Youyong Zou \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages awarded, value		$ 2,036,860,045
Violation of the Virginia Computer Crimes Act \| Appian Corp. v. Pegasystems Inc. & Youyong Zou \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages awarded, value		$ 1.00
Dwyer and Birch Actions \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of pending lawsuits \| lawsuit					2