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BENEFIT PLANS - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) yr plan	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of funded, noncontributory defined benefit pension plans	2
Number of unfunded, nonqualified pension plans	3
Normal retirement age | yr	65
Number of defined contribution plans	7
Expense recognized related to defined contribution plans | $	$ 17.0	$ 30.4

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Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 70
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480794/715-70-50-1

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Normal Retirement Age

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Number of funded noncontributory defined benefit pension plans.

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