FINANCIAL ASSETS AND FINANCIAL LIABILITIES - Description of Significant Unobservable Inputs to Valuation (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Disclosure of significant unobservable inputs used in fair value measurement of assets [Line Items]
Liquidity discount	30.00%	30.00%
Percentage of reasonably possible decrease in unobservable input, assets	5.00%	5.00%
Other equity securities
Disclosure of significant unobservable inputs used in fair value measurement of assets [Line Items]
Valuation technique	Market Approach Method
Significant unobservable inputs	Liquidity Discount
Liquidity discount	30.00%	30.00%
Increase in fair value due to a decrease in the liquidity discount	$ 190	$ 111

Liquidity discount rate.

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- Definition

The description of the methods used to develop and substantiate the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of assets.

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The description of the valuation techniques (for example, the market approach, cost approach and income approach) used for the fair value measurement of assets. [Refer: Valuation techniques [member]; Cost approach [member]; Income approach [member]; Market approach [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 amount of increase (decrease) in the fair value measurement of assets due to a reasonably possible increase in an unobservable input.

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The percentage of a reasonably possible decrease in an unobservable input used in fair value measurement of assets.

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