SHARE CAPITAL - Shareholder Rights Plan (Details)	Dec. 31, 2023
Equity [Abstract]
Minimum outstanding common shares required to be acquired to exercise the shareholder rights plan (as a percent)	20.00%
Discount to the market price available to each rights holder, other than the acquiring person and related parties, under the shareholder rights plan (as a percent)	50.00%

Represents the discount on the market price, expressed as a percentage, on purchase of common shares of the entity, which is available to the rights holder, other than the acquiring person and related parties acquiring a specified percentage or more of the entity's common shares outstanding.

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