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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) right shares | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense | $ 173.5 |  |
Excess tax benefit | $ 50.1 | $ 73.0 | $ 35.7
Weighted-average period | 1 year 21 days |  |
Restricted Stock |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |
Award vesting period | 3 years |  |
Performance shares |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |
Award vesting period | 3 years |  |
Stock Option |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense | $ 124.1 |  |
Expiration period | 10 years |  |
Award vesting period | 3 years |  |
Weighted-average period | 1 year 1 month 9 days |  |
Stock Option | Tranche One |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |
Vesting percentage | 33.00% |  |
Stock Option | Tranche Two |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |
Vesting percentage | 33.00% |  |
Stock Option | Tranche Three |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |
Vesting percentage | 33.00% |  |
Restricted Stock | Tranche One |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |
Vesting percentage | 33.00% |  |
Restricted Stock | Tranche Two |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |
Vesting percentage | 33.00% |  |
Restricted Stock | Tranche Three |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |
Vesting percentage | 33.00% |  |
Restricted Stock | Employees |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense | $ 47.4 |  |
Weighted-average period | 10 months 6 days |  |
Restricted Stock | Non-Employee Directors |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense | $ 2.0 |  |
Award vesting period | 3 years |  |
Weighted-average period | 10 months 24 days |  |
2006 Employee Plan |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of shares authorized (in shares) | shares | 71,100,000 |  |
Number of appreciation rights, performance shares or performance units granted | right | 0 |  |
Nonemployee Director Plan |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of shares authorized (in shares) | shares | 600,000 |  |
2025 Plan |  |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of shares authorized (in shares) | shares | 21,969,555 |  |
Shares available for grant (in shares) | shares | 21,067,821 |  |

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