SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT PLANS (Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model) (Details) - Employee Stock Option	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Share-Based Compensation and Benefit Plans
Risk-free interest rate	4.18%	3.92%
Expected life	6 years 4 months 24 days	6 years 3 months 18 days
Expected volatility	28.20%	29.00%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%