DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount expected to be reclassified into earnings in next 12 months	$ 302
New Zealand JV \| Forecasted Sales and Purchases, term 1
Derivative [Line Items]
Length of time, foreign currency cash flow hedge	12 months
New Zealand JV \| Minimum \| Forecasted Sales and Purchases, term 1
Derivative [Line Items]
Percent of forecast sales and purchases hedged for 12 months	50.00%
New Zealand JV \| Minimum \| Forecasted Sales and Purchases, term 2
Derivative [Line Items]
Length of time, foreign currency cash flow hedge	12 months
New Zealand JV \| Minimum \| Foreign Sales and Purchases, term 3
Derivative [Line Items]
Length of time, foreign currency cash flow hedge	18 months
New Zealand JV \| Maximum \| Forecasted Sales and Purchases, term 1
Derivative [Line Items]
Percent of forecast sales and purchases hedged for 12 months	90.00%
New Zealand JV \| Maximum \| Forecasted Sales and Purchases, term 2
Derivative [Line Items]
Length of time, foreign currency cash flow hedge	18 months
Percent of forecast sales and purchases hedged for 12 to 18 months	75.00%
New Zealand JV \| Maximum \| Foreign Sales and Purchases, term 3
Derivative [Line Items]
Length of time, foreign currency cash flow hedge	48 months
Percent of forecast sales and purchases hedged for 18 to 48 months	50.00%

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Percentage of Foreign Currency Exposure Hedged For Forecasted Sales In Next Eighteen To Forty Eight Months

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Percentage Of Foreign Currency Exposure Hedged For Forecasted Sales In Next Twelve Months [Member]

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Percentage of Foreign Currency Exposure Hedged For Forecasted Sales In Next Twelve to Eighteen Months

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The estimated net amount of existing gains or losses on cash flow hedges at the reporting date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next 12 months.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
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