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For the EDGAR submission types of Form 8-K: the date of the report, the date of the earliest event reported; for the EDGAR submission types of Form N-1A: the filing date; for all other submission types: the end of the reporting or transition period. The format of the date is YYYY-MM-DD.

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Performance and Restricted Unit Award (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2022
Share based compensation expense	$ 40,532	$ 28,281
Share based compensation - Unrecognized deferred compensation cost	265,570
Carry Unit Plan \| Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation expense	0	759
Share based compensation - Unrecognized deferred compensation cost	$ 0
2017 LTIP \| Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Non-option equity instruments, outstanding (shares)	6,876,210		6,617,837
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period	(416,484)
Forfeited (in shares)	(158,111)
Contingent shares subject to shareholder approval			5,023,530
2017 LTIP \| Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Forfeited (in shares)	(927,472)
Expected time (in years) unrecogized compensation costs relating to share based awards will be recognized	2 years 6 months 7 days
Share based compensation expense	$ 22,497	24,223
Share based compensation - Unrecognized deferred compensation cost	$ 130,916
Contingent shares subject to shareholder approval	13,147,405
2017 LTIP \| Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Non-option equity instruments, outstanding (shares)	6,198,273		6,361,894
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period	(163,621)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 10.65
Share based compensation expense	$ 2,026	2,982
Share based compensation - Unrecognized deferred compensation cost	$ 40,931
2017 LTIP \| Performance Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected time (in years) unrecogized compensation costs relating to share based awards will be recognized	3 years 9 months 29 days
2019 LTIP \| Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation expense	$ 16,009	$ 317
Share based compensation - Unrecognized deferred compensation cost	$ 93,723