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STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Expense by Income Statement Caption (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Stock based compensation expense and allocation by cost
Stock-based compensation	$ 391,219	$ 325,611	$ 270,439
Cost of product and maintenance [Member]
Stock based compensation expense and allocation by cost
Stock-based compensation	6,402	4,500	3,818
Cost of services [Member]
Stock based compensation expense and allocation by cost
Stock-based compensation	8,149	5,728	4,851
Marketing and sales [Member]
Stock based compensation expense and allocation by cost
Stock-based compensation	77,195	66,304	54,771
Research and development [Member]
Stock based compensation expense and allocation by cost
Stock-based compensation	241,730	194,709	158,937
General and administrative [Member]
Stock based compensation expense and allocation by cost
Stock-based compensation	$ 57,743	$ 54,370	$ 48,062

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (a)
-SubTopic 10
-Topic 230
-Publisher FASB
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