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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Details)	12 Months Ended
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Details)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) Integer	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of interest rate swaps \| Integer	8
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Assets at Fair Value	$ 38,352,000	$ 2,237,000
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Liabilities at Fair Value	1,981,000	935,000
Swap termination value	36,959,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Cash flow hedge amount to be reclassified to Interest Expense in next 12 months [Line Items]	16,024,000
Amount of income (loss) recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss) on derivatives	37,563,000	7,747,000	$ (17,364,000)
Amount of (income) loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to interest expense	(2,494,000)	4,307,000	$ 3,805,000
$75 million interest rate swap executed in 2015 [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	0	75,000,000
$65 million interest rate swap executed in 2016 [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	65,000,000	65,000,000
$100 million interest rate swap (2019) [Domain] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	100,000,000	100,000,000
$100 million interest rate swap (2020) \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	100,000,000	100,000,000
$50 million interest rate swap (2021) \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	50,000,000	50,000,000
$100 million interest rate swap executed in Q1 2022 \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	100,000,000	0
$75 million interest rate swap executed in 2022 \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	75,000,000	0
$50 million interest rate swap executed in 2022 \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	50,000,000	0
$100 million interest rate swap executed in Q4 2022 \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	$ 100,000,000	$ 0