STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Equity Plans) (Details) - shares shares in Thousands		12 Months Ended
Jan. 11, 2012	Dec. 31, 2022
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expiration period	10 years
Company Personnel
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for issuance (in shares)		3,564
Non-Employee Directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for issuance (in shares)		517
ESPP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for issuance (in shares)		780
Maximum salary contribution, percent		10.00%
Offering period		6 months
ESPP purchase price of common stock, percent of market price		85.00%

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Stock Plan Offering Period

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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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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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