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LITIGATION (Details)			3 Months Ended
	May 07, 2024 plaintiff	May 20, 2021 defendant plaintiff	Mar. 31, 2025 plaintiff case
Owens, Sifuentes and Burton Case
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Number of additional defendants | defendant		3
Number of plaintiffs		150
Ernest Gibson v. American Cyanamid, et al. and Deziree and Detareion Valoe v. American Cyanamid, et. al.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases consolidated | case			2
Arrieona Beal v. Hattie and Jerry Mitchell, et al.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases consolidated | case			1
Number of plaintiffs			4

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