COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NARRATIVE) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	$ 200	$ 200		$ 200
Credit facility interest rate				7.80%
Line of Credit Facility, Collateral				Letter of credit fees are one eighth of 1% of the stated amount of the letter of credit on the date of issuance, renewal or amendment, plus an annual fee equal to the borrowing margin for SOFR loans.
Long-Term Line of Credit, Noncurrent	1,025,000	1,025,000		$ 1,025,000	$ 995,000
Line of Credit Facility, Average Outstanding Amount	1,047,300		$ 1,057,600
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	140,000	140,000		140,000
Letters Of Credit Issued Outside Line Of Credit Facility	300	300		$ 300
Seventh Amendment [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Initiation Date				Apr. 03, 2023
Line of Credit Facility, Description				On April 3, 2023, the Company entered into a Seventh Amendment to the Credit Agreement which replaces the use of LIBOR with SOFR as of the date of the amendment, and therefore affects the interest rates paid for a portion of the Credit Facility starting in the second quarter of 2023.
Eighth Amendment [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Initiation Date				Feb. 26, 2024
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Description				the quarter ending March 31, 2024 through the quarter ending March 31, 2025, from the current 3.5 to 1 to between 4.0 to 1 and 4.5 to 1, as may be applicable in different quarters; and to reduce the total lenders’ commitment from $1.5 billion to $1.3 billion.
Ninth Amendment [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity	$ 1,200,000	$ 1,200,000		$ 1,200,000
Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) [Member]
Credit facility interest rate				1.00%
Minimum [Member]
Credit facility interest rate	0.375%
Minimum [Member] | Maximum leverage ratio [Member] | Ninth Amendment [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description		5.15
Minimum [Member] | Minimum interest coverage ratio [Member] | Ninth Amendment [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description		2.00
Minimum [Member] | Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member]
Credit facility interest rate				0.50%
Minimum [Member] | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) [Member]
Credit facility interest rate				1.375%
Maximum [Member] | Eighth Amendment [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity	$ 1,300,000	$ 1,300,000		$ 1,300,000
Maximum [Member] | Maximum leverage ratio [Member] | Ninth Amendment [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description		1.00
Maximum [Member] | Minimum interest coverage ratio [Member] | Ninth Amendment [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description		1.00
Maximum [Member] | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) [Member]
Credit facility interest rate				3.50%
Maximum [Member] | Company's net leverage ratio [Member]
Credit facility interest rate				2.50%