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REVENUE (Details) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 100.00% | 100.00%
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage Of Company-Wide Revenue | 100.00% | 100.00%
Service Revenue [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percent of Total Company Revenue | 1.00% | 1.00%
Contractors [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 10.00% | 10.00%
Commercial [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 10.00% | 10.00%
Government Customer [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 16.00% | 14.00%
Healthcare Customer [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 6.00% | 7.00%
Manufacturing [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 30.00% | 31.00%
Retail/Wholesale [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 9.00% | 8.00%
Transportation [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 5.00% | 5.00%
Others [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 14.00% | 15.00%
High-Touch Solutions (N.A.) |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 100.00% | 100.00%
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage Of Company-Wide Revenue | 78.00% | 78.00%
High-Touch Solutions (N.A.) | Contractors [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 9.00% | 10.00%
High-Touch Solutions (N.A.) | Commercial [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 9.00% | 9.00%
High-Touch Solutions (N.A.) | Government Customer [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 19.00% | 17.00%
High-Touch Solutions (N.A.) | Healthcare Customer [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 7.00% | 8.00%
High-Touch Solutions (N.A.) | Manufacturing [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 30.00% | 31.00%
High-Touch Solutions (N.A.) | Retail/Wholesale [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 9.00% | 8.00%
High-Touch Solutions (N.A.) | Transportation [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 5.00% | 5.00%
High-Touch Solutions (N.A.) | Others [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 12.00% | 12.00%
Endless Assortment |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 100.00% | 100.00%
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage Of Company-Wide Revenue | 20.00% | 17.00%
Endless Assortment | Contractors [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 15.00% | 15.00%
Endless Assortment | Commercial [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 15.00% | 15.00%
Endless Assortment | Government Customer [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 3.00% | 3.00%
Endless Assortment | Healthcare Customer [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 2.00% | 1.00%
Endless Assortment | Manufacturing [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 29.00% | 31.00%
Endless Assortment | Retail/Wholesale [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 10.00% | 11.00%
Endless Assortment | Transportation [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 3.00% | 3.00%
Endless Assortment | Others [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue From Contract With Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax, Percentage | 23.00% | 21.00%
Other |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percent of Total Company Revenue | 2.00% | 5.00%

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