SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Operating segment (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019 segment
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Number of business segments	1

Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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