Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Trigger, Multi-Year Period Duration

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options. Weighted Percentage

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grant Date Fair Value

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Amount of additional cost recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement from occurrence of event accelerating recognition of cost.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period.

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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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Number of fully vested and expected to vest exercisable options that may be converted into shares under option plan. Includes, but is not limited to, unvested options for which requisite service period has not been rendered but that are expected to vest based on achievement of performance condition, if forfeitures are recognized when they occur.

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 20, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Accelerated Cost		$ 5,600,000	$ 400,000
Number of options vested (in shares)		2,208,304
LTIP Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number or equity awards granted (in shares)		297,195
Number of awards vested (in shares)		341,022
LTIP Units \| Long-Term Incentive Plan 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance measurement period of equity awards	3 years
Time-based LTIP Shares \| Long-Term Incentive Plan 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted percentage of equity awards	$ 0.3333
Performance-based LTIP Shares \| Long-Term Incentive Plan 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted percentage of equity awards	0.6666
Time-based and Performance-based LTIP Shares \| Long-Term Incentive Plan 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant date fair value of equity awards	$ 8,800,000
Restricted Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number or equity awards granted (in shares)		31,679
Number of awards vested (in shares)		50,285