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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, excluding unamortized premium (discount) and debt issuance cost, of long-term debt. Excludes lease obligation.

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BORROWINGS - Outstanding and Available (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 04, 2022	Jul. 15, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Mar. 30, 2022	Mar. 29, 2022	Feb. 03, 2022	Dec. 06, 2021	Nov. 24, 2021	Dec. 04, 2020	Oct. 20, 2020	Jul. 13, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount Outstanding			$ 436,101	$ 481,637
Amortized Cost, credit facility			430,992	475,958
Available			88,899	43,363
Amortized Cost, Notes			430,992	475,958
JPM Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount Outstanding			246,101	291,637
Amortized Cost, credit facility			243,552	288,985
Available	$ 310,000		$ 88,899	$ 43,363	$ 335,000	$ 310,000	$ 285,000
Variable interest rate (as a percent)	2.50%	2.35%
JPM Credit Facility \| Libor
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate (as a percent)			2.35%	2.35%
6.000% 2023 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount Outstanding			$ 30,000	$ 30,000								$ 30,000
Amortized Cost, credit facility			$ 29,849	$ 29,717
Variable interest rate (as a percent)			6.00%	6.00%
Interest rate (as a percent)			6.00%	6.00%					6.00%			6.00%
5.375% 2025 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount Outstanding			$ 40,000	$ 40,000							$ 40,000
Amortized Cost, credit facility			$ 39,596	$ 39,497
Variable interest rate (as a percent)			5.375%	5.375%
Interest rate (as a percent)			5.375%	5.375%					5.375%		5.375%
5.375% 2026 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount Outstanding			$ 10,000	$ 10,000						$ 10,000
Amortized Cost, credit facility			$ 9,878	$ 9,856
Variable interest rate (as a percent)			5.375%	5.375%
Interest rate (as a percent)			5.375%	5.375%					5.375%	5.375%
4.000% 2026 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount Outstanding			$ 75,000	$ 75,000					$ 75,000
Amortized Cost, credit facility			$ 73,567	$ 73,404
Variable interest rate (as a percent)			4.00%	4.00%
Interest rate (as a percent)			4.00%	4.00%					4.00%
5.625% 2027 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount Outstanding			$ 10,000	$ 10,000						$ 10,000
Amortized Cost, credit facility			$ 9,870	$ 9,851
Variable interest rate (as a percent)			5.625%	5.625%
Interest rate (as a percent)			5.625%	5.625%					5.625%	5.625%
4.250% 2028 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount Outstanding			$ 25,000	$ 25,000				$ 25,000
Amortized Cost, credit facility			$ 24,680	$ 24,648
Variable interest rate (as a percent)			4.25%	4.25%
Interest rate (as a percent)			4.25%	4.25%				4.25%	4.25%