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CAPITAL STOCK - Share Repurchase Progam (Narrative) (Details) - Common Stock [Member] - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	68 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Feb. 08, 2018	Jul. 29, 2015
Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares	5,685,511
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value	$ 40.4
Weighted Average Share Repurchase Price	$ 7.10
Share Repurchase Program [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]
Share Repurchase		5,306,579
Stock Repurchase Program Remaining Number Of Shares Authorized To Be Repurchased	837,311
Initial Repurchase Program [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]
Share Repurchase		2,000,000	2,000,000
Stock Repurchase Program Remaining Number Of Shares Authorized To Be Repurchased		783,757
Program Increase [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]
Share Repurchase		4,522,822