DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS AND COLLATERALIZED INDEBTEDNESS - Schedule of Interest Rate Derivatives (Details) - Interest Rate Swap	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Derivative Instrument Maturity Date 2025, Fixed 1.53%
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 500,000,000
Company Pays	1.53%
Derivative Instrument Maturity Date 2022, Fixed 2.733%
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 500,000,000
Company Pays	2.733%
Derivative Instrument Maturity Date 2025, Fixed 1.625
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 500,000,000
Company Pays	1.625%
Derivative Instrument Maturity Date 2026, Fixed 2.9155%
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 750,000,000
Company Pays	2.9155%
Derivative Instrument Maturity Date 2026, Fixed 2.9025%
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 750,000,000
Company Pays	2.9025%
Derivative Instrument Maturity Date 2025, Fixed 1.458%
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 500,000,000
Company Pays	1.458%
$1.5 Billion Notional Amount Interest Rate Swap Contracts Terminated
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 1,500,000,000
Gain (Loss) on Contract Termination	74,835,000
New $1 Billion Notional Amount Interest Rate Swap Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 1,000,000,000

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