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The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
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Amount awarded to other party in judgment or settlement of litigation.

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Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2016
Total commitments		$ 763,698,000
Asset retirement obligation		0	$ 0
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Total commitments		177,700,000
Indemnification Agreement [Member]
Total commitments		$ 5,600,000
Lakeway Realty LLC [Member]
Litigation settlement, amount awarded to other party	$ 1,100,000
Minimum [Member] \| Indemnification Agreement [Member]
Indemnification agreement occurrence period		18 months
Maximum [Member] \| Indemnification Agreement [Member]
Indemnification agreement occurrence period		72 months
Equity Method Investment, Nonconsolidated Investee or Group of Investees [Member] \| Lakeway Realty LLC [Member]
Percentage of ownership interest				51.00%