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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Stock Split (Narrative) (Details)	May 29, 2020	May 07, 2020 shares
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Stock split, conversion ratio	3	3
Number of newly issued shares of common stock per holder		2

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Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Number Of Newly Issued Shares Per Holder

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Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 4.C)
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