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Share based Compensation Arrangement By Share based Payment Award Options Nonvested Options Forfeited Weighted Average Grant Fair Value.

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The per share amount of a dividend declared, but not paid, as of the financial reporting date.

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Value of the difference between preference in liquidation and the par or stated values of the preferred shares.

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and have not been retired and are not held in treasury. Some state laws may govern the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock.

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SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Oct. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Oct. 30, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense			$ 45,828	$ 23,508
Repurchase shares of common stock (in shares)			571	44,650
Repurchase of common stock amount			$ 27	$ 2,656
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	4,535		4,535			4,512
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	4,535		4,535			4,512
Preferred stock, liquidation preference	$ 113,380		$ 113,380			$ 112,790
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Authorized amount							$ 50,000
Subsequent Event
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Authorized amount					$ 50,000
Depositary Shares for Series A Preferred Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued (in shares)	19,659	207,599	19,659	207,599
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.4296875	$ 0.4296875	$ 0.4296875	$ 0.4296875
Series A Preferred Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	2,834,144		2,834,144			2,814,485
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	2,834,144		2,834,144			2,814,485
Preferred stock, liquidation preference	$ 70,854		$ 70,854			$ 70,362
Depositary Shares for Series B Preferred Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued (in shares)	3,941	307,148	3,941	307,148
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.4609375	$ 0.4609375	$ 0.4609375	$ 0.4609375
Series B Preferred Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	1,701,075		1,701,075			1,697,134
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	1,701,075		1,701,075			1,697,134
Preferred stock, liquidation preference	$ 42,527		$ 42,527			$ 42,428
2021 Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	14,378	$ 9,243	$ 45,397	$ 23,035
2021 Stock Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)			559,168	423,660
Grant date fair value			$ 31,859	$ 29,439
2021 Stock Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Units \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			1 year
2021 Stock Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Units \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			5 years
2021 Stock Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Units, Performance Based
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)			65,000	1,100,000
Grant date fair value			$ 2,329	$ 40,876
2021 Stock Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Units, Performance Based \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			2 years
2021 Stock Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock Units, Performance Based \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			3 years
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 120	$ 132	$ 316	$ 474
Shares reserved for issuance (in shares)	398,442		398,442			450,717