INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Income Tax Rates (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Statutory income tax rate	26.00%	26.00%	26.00%
International operations subject to different tax rates	(14.00%)	(10.00%)	(5.00%)
Non-controlling interests in income of flow-through entities	(4.00%)	(11.00%)	(12.00%)
Change in tax rates applicable to temporary differences in other jurisdictions	(3.00%)	(5.00%)	(5.00%)
Other	0.00%	2.00%	3.00%
Effective income tax rate	5.00%	2.00%	7.00%

Income Taxes [Abstract]

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Tax Rate Effect of Non-Controlling Interests In Income of Flow-Through Entities

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The applicable income tax rate.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IAS
-Number 12
-IssueDate 2019-01-01
-Paragraph 81
-Subparagraph c
-Clause ii
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-URIDate 2019-03-27

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The tax expense (income) divided by the accounting profit. [Refer: Accounting profit]

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Tax rate effects, in aggregate, on the reconciliation between the average effective tax rate and the applicable tax rate that the entity does not separately disclose in the reconciliation. [Refer: Average effective tax rate; Applicable tax rate]

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The tax rate effect on the reconciliation between the average effective tax rate and the applicable tax rate resulting from a change in tax rate. [Refer: Average effective tax rate; Applicable tax rate]

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The tax rate effect on the reconciliation between the average effective tax rate and the applicable tax rate resulting from the application of foreign tax rates. [Refer: Average effective tax rate; Applicable tax rate]

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