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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details)			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details)	Nov. 04, 2025 $ / shares	Oct. 08, 2025 USD ($) extension	Oct. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2025 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2025 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2025 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2024 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2024 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2024 $ / shares	Oct. 30, 2025 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared, common stock (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 0.3875	$ 0.3875	$ 0.3875	$ 0.3875	$ 0.31	$ 0.31
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Expected annual dividend (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 1.62
Dividends declared, common stock (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.405
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity					$ 1,150,000,000
Line of Credit \| Subsequent Event \| Revolving Credit Facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 1,450,000,000								$ 1,150,000,000
2034 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes (Unsecured) \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Initial investment amount		$ 400,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage		7.00%
Debt instrument, number of terms \| extension		2
Option to extend, term		3 months
Redemption price chang of control percentage		101.00%
2034 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes (Unsecured) \| Subsequent Event \| Period Beginning On June 2026
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of principal amount at which notes can be redeemed prior to their maturity date		103.50%
2034 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes (Unsecured) \| Subsequent Event \| Period Beginning On June 2027
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of principal amount at which notes can be redeemed prior to their maturity date		101.75%
2034 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes (Unsecured) \| Subsequent Event \| Period Beginning On June 2028
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of principal amount at which notes can be redeemed prior to their maturity date		100.00%
2034 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes (Unsecured) \| Subsequent Event \| Prior to June 2026 One
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of principal amount at which notes can be redeemed prior to their maturity date		107.00%
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed		40.00%
Redemption price, threshold percentage of aggregate principal amount originally issued remains outstanding		60.00%
Redemption period		180 days
2034 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes (Unsecured) \| Subsequent Event \| Prior to June 2026 Two
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of principal amount at which notes can be redeemed prior to their maturity date		100.00%
2026 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes (Unsecured)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage				7.125%	7.125%
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed				100.00%
Repurchase face amount				$ 123,000,000
2026 Senior Notes \| Senior Notes (Unsecured) \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed			100.00%
Repurchase face amount			$ 122,000,000