RECEIVABLES AND ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing receivables	$ 116,333	$ 113,929
Carrying amount	472,277	561,978
Customer and Other Receivables
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Customer loans	$ 93,417	$ 86,412

Customer loans are related to collateralized lending activities, loans granted by bank to third parties. and clearing organization relating to unsettled securities transactions

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Financing fee receivables represent those receivables that are paid on an installment basis and may or may not include an interest component

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Other Fees And Customers And Other Receivables Not Discussed Elsewhere In The Note

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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 40
-Paragraph 7
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147481628/310-20-40-7

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147481990/310-10-45-2

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