Preferred Stock, Issuance Discount, Percentage

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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 percentage rate used to calculate dividend payments on preferred stock.

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of preferred stock outstanding.

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The per share liquidation preference (or restrictions) of nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) that has a preference in involuntary liquidation considerably in excess of the par or stated value of the shares. The liquidation preference is the difference between the preference in liquidation and the par or stated values of the share.

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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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Value of all nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) held by shareholders, which is net of related treasury stock. May be all or a portion of the number of preferred shares authorized. These shares represent the ownership interest of the preferred shareholders.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE - Schedule of Preferred Shares (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 17, 2022	Sep. 17, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Feb. 29, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)									52,038		52,210
Liquidation preference							$ 1,300,959		$ 1,300,959		$ 1,305,250
Carrying Value(B)							$ 1,258,667		$ 1,258,667
Dividends (in dollars per share)							$ 1.76	$ 1.32	$ 3.51	$ 2.63
Liquidation preference per share (in dollars per share)							$ 25.00		$ 25.00
7.50% Series A Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Interest rate						7.50%
Number of shares issued (in shares)									6,210		6,210
Liquidation preference							$ 155,250		$ 155,250
Issuance Discount									3.15%
Carrying Value(B)							$ 150,026		$ 150,026
Dividends (in dollars per share)	$ 0.47						$ 0.47	0.47	$ 0.94	0.94
7.125% Series B Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Interest rate					7.125%
Number of shares issued (in shares)									11,300		11,300
Liquidation preference							$ 282,500		$ 282,500
Issuance Discount									3.15%
Carrying Value(B)							$ 273,418		$ 273,418
Dividends (in dollars per share)	0.45						$ 0.45	0.45	$ 0.89	0.89
6.375% Series C Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Interest rate				6.375%
Number of shares issued (in shares)									15,928		16,100
Liquidation preference							$ 398,209		$ 398,209
Issuance Discount									3.15%
Carrying Value(B)							$ 385,734		$ 385,734
Dividends (in dollars per share)	0.40						$ 0.40	0.40	$ 0.80	0.80
7.00% Series D Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Interest rate		7.00%	7.00%
Number of shares issued (in shares)									18,600		18,600
Liquidation preference							$ 465,000		$ 465,000
Issuance Discount									3.15%
Carrying Value(B)							$ 449,489		$ 449,489
Dividends (in dollars per share)	$ 0.44						$ 0.44	$ 0	$ 0.88	$ 0
Liquidation preference per share (in dollars per share)		$ 25.00