Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared, Percent Increase (Decrease)

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - $ / shares		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2023	Feb. 29, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividend per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.75		$ 3.00	$ 2.92	$ 2.84
Subsequent event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of dividends decrease		2.70%
Dividend per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.77