Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Installments

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Trading Days Proceeding And Performance Period

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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-Publisher FASB
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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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Number of additional shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Narrative (Details)		12 Months Ended
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Narrative (Details)	May 07, 2021 shares	Dec. 31, 2022 installment trading_day shares	Dec. 31, 2021 trading_day	May 31, 2017 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Trading days proceeding and performance period \| trading_day		10	10
Restricted Stock Units \| Share Settled \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		3 years
Number of installments \| installment		3
Restricted Stock Units \| Share Settled \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		4 years
Number of installments \| installment		4
Restricted Stock Units \| Cash Settled \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		3 years
Restricted Stock Units \| Cash Settled \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		4 years
Number of installments \| installment		4
Performance Based Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		3 years
Performance Based Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units \| Performance Restricted Stock Units granted in 2022 and 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		3 years
Performance Based Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units \| Performance Restricted Stock Units granted in 2020 and 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		3 years
Performance Based Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units \| Performance Restricted Stock Units granted in 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		3 years
Performance Based Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units \| Minimum \| Performance Restricted Stock Units granted in 2022 and 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage (as a percent)		0.00%
Performance Based Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units \| Minimum \| Performance Restricted Stock Units granted in 2020 and 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage (as a percent)		75.00%
Performance Based Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units \| Minimum \| Performance Restricted Stock Units granted in 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage (as a percent)		0.00%
Performance Based Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units \| Maximum \| Performance Restricted Stock Units granted in 2022 and 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage (as a percent)		200.00%
Performance Based Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units \| Maximum \| Performance Restricted Stock Units granted in 2020 and 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage (as a percent)		125.00%
Performance Based Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units \| Maximum \| Performance Restricted Stock Units granted in 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage (as a percent)		200.00%
2017 Long Term Equity Compensation Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum number of shares to be issued under the plan (in shares) \| shares				3,400,000
Additional share awards granted under the plan (in shares) \| shares	1,600,000
Number of awards available for grant under plan (in shares) \| shares		1,908,750
2017 Long Term Equity Compensation Plan \| Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		2 years