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LEASES - Lease Position (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2020 | Oct. 01, 2019
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Leases [Abstract] |  |
Operating lease commitments disclosed | $ 53,998 | $ 62,218
Discounted using the lessee's incremental borrowing rate at the date of initial application | 49,822 | 57,323
(Less): short-term leases recognized on a straight-line basis as expense | (1,092) | (1,252)
Lease liability recognized | 48,730 | 56,071
Current lease liabilities | 13,412 | 16,277
Non-current lease liabilities | $ 35,318 | $ 39,794

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- Definition Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payments for operating lease. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918701-209980 + Details
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- Definition Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease, classified as noncurrent. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888419&loc=SL77918627-209977 + Details
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