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SUBSEQUENT EVENT (Details) - USD ($) |  | 1 Months Ended |
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Oct. 23, 2020 | Oct. 23, 2020 | Apr. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2020
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
CARES Act, amount received from initial tranche |  |  | $ 65,000,000 |
Secured Receivables Credit Facility | Letter of Credit |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Credit facility capacity |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000
Senior Notes | 4.70% Senior Notes due April 2021 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate |  |  |  | 4.70%
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
CARES Act, funds decided to be returned |  | $ 138,000,000 |  |
Subsequent Event | Secured Receivables Credit Facility |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Credit facility capacity | $ 600,000,000 | 600,000,000 |  |
Subsequent Event | Secured Receivables Credit Facility | Highly-rated issuers or LIBOR | Minimum |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate in excess of LIBOR | 0.825% |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Secured Receivables Credit Facility | Highly-rated issuers or LIBOR | Maximum |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate in excess of LIBOR | 0.95% |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Secured Receivables Credit Facility | Letter of Credit |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Credit facility capacity | $ 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 |  |
Subsequent Event | Secured Receivables Credit Facility | Loan commitment maturing October 2021 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Credit facility capacity | 250,000,000 | 250,000,000 |  |
Subsequent Event | Secured Receivables Credit Facility | Loan commitment maturing October 2022 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Credit facility capacity | 250,000,000 | 250,000,000 |  |
Subsequent Event | Senior Notes | 4.70% Senior Notes due April 2021 | Redemption Notice |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Face amount | $ 550,000,000 | $ 550,000,000 |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate | 4.70% | 4.70% |  |

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