LEASES - Maturities of the Company's operating lease liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
2022	$ 7,308
2023	11,340
2024	8,425
2025	8,205
2026	7,989
Thereafter	92,013
Total lease payments	135,280
Less: Present value adjustment	(54,390)
Future tenant improvement reimbursement	(1,411)
Operating lease liabilities	79,479	$ 70,531
Facility leases
2022	3,330
2023	8,220
2024	8,425
2025	8,205
2026	7,989
Thereafter	92,013
Total lease payments	128,182
Less: Present value adjustment	(54,106)
Future tenant improvement reimbursement	(1,411)
Operating lease liabilities	72,665
CMO embedded leases
2022	3,978
2023	3,120
Total lease payments	7,098
Less: Present value adjustment	(284)
Operating lease liabilities	$ 6,814

The amount of future tenant improvements reimbursements to be made as of the balance sheet date.

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease due after fourth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in fourth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in third fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in second fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease having initial or remaining lease term in excess of one year to be paid in remainder of current fiscal year.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payments in excess of discounted obligation for lease payments for operating lease.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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