LEASES - Lease Terms and Discount Rates (Details)	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases	3 years 8 months 12 days	4 years
Finance leases	1 year 3 months 18 days	2 years 1 month 6 days
Weighted average discount rate
Operating leases	5.06%	5.17%
Finance leases	6.16%	6.16%

Weighted average discount rate for finance lease calculated at point in time.

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