FAIR VALUE - Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total Liabilities		$ 0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total Liabilities		7,533
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total Liabilities		0
Fair Value, Recurring
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 1,937,160	706,341
Total Liabilities		7,533
Fair Value, Recurring \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	1,886,908	647,229
Fair Value, Recurring \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	50,252	59,112
Fair Value, Recurring \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring \| Foreign Exchange Contract
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency exchange contracts		7,533
Fair Value, Recurring \| Foreign Exchange Contract \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency exchange contracts		0
Fair Value, Recurring \| Foreign Exchange Contract \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency exchange contracts		7,533
Fair Value, Recurring \| Foreign Exchange Contract \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency exchange contracts		0
Fair Value, Recurring \| Money Market Funds [Member] \| Cash Equivalents
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	1,700,084	490,983
Fair Value, Recurring \| Money Market Funds [Member] \| Cash Equivalents \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	1,700,084	490,983
Fair Value, Recurring \| Money Market Funds [Member] \| Cash Equivalents \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring \| Money Market Funds [Member] \| Cash Equivalents \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring \| Equity Securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	90,374	80,575
Fair Value, Recurring \| Equity Securities \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	90,374	80,575
Fair Value, Recurring \| Equity Securities \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring \| Equity Securities \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring \| Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	50,252	49,785
Fair Value, Recurring \| Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring \| Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	50,252	49,785
Fair Value, Recurring \| Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring \| Deferred Compensation Plan Assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	96,450	75,671
Fair Value, Recurring \| Deferred Compensation Plan Assets \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	96,450	75,671
Fair Value, Recurring \| Deferred Compensation Plan Assets \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring \| Deferred Compensation Plan Assets \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 0	0
Fair Value, Recurring \| Foreign Exchange Contract
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency exchange contracts		9,327
Fair Value, Recurring \| Foreign Exchange Contract \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency exchange contracts		0
Fair Value, Recurring \| Foreign Exchange Contract \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency exchange contracts		9,327
Fair Value, Recurring \| Foreign Exchange Contract \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency exchange contracts		$ 0

Fair value portion of asset recognized for present right to economic benefit.

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Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Fair value portion of asset contracts related to the exchange of different currencies, including, but not limited to, foreign currency options, forward contracts, and swaps.

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Fair value portion of investment securities, including, but not limited to, marketable securities, derivative financial instruments, and investments accounted for under the equity method.

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Fair value of financial and nonfinancial obligations.

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