BUSINESS ACQUISITION - Narrative (Details) - Oct. 15, 2019 $ in Thousands, £ in Millions	GBP (£)	USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration	£ 311.3	$ 393,300
Tulip Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of equity acquired		100.00%
Transaction costs		$ 1,500
Net sales of acquiree since acquisition date		321,100
Net income (loss) of acquiree since acquisition date		(3,900)
Identified intangible assets		$ 40,418
Tulip Ltd. and Subsidiaries \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net sales growth rate used in determination of fair value	2.00%	2.00%
Attrition rate for existing customers used in determination of fair value	10.00%	10.00%
Percentage of pre-tax income used to estimate income taxes in 2020	18.00%	18.00%
Percentage of pre-tax income used to estimate income taxes after 2020	17.00%	17.00%
Discount rate	22.00%	22.00%
Identified intangible assets		$ 40,400
Weighted average useful life	11 years	11 years

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