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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Narrative (Details) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2023 tranche component
Performance Share Units |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Vesting period | 3 years
Number of components included in award units | component | 2
First Component of Performance Share Unit |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Performance cycle period of each tranche | 3 years
Second Component of Performance Share Unit |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Performance cycle period of each tranche | 1 year
Number of tranches in component | tranche | 3
Period over which awards expire | 3 years

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