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DEBT (Secured Receivables Credit Facility) (Narrative) (Details) - Secured Receivables Credit Facility - USD ($) |  | 1 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Oct. 31, 2020 | Oct. 22, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Credit facility capacity |  |  | $ 600,000,000 |
Extension period |  | 1 year |  |
Commercial Rates for Highly-Rated Issuers or London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Minimum |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate in excess of LIBOR | 0.825% |  |  |
Commercial Rates for Highly-Rated Issuers or London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Maximum |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate in excess of LIBOR | 0.95% |  |  |
Letter of Credit |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Credit facility capacity |  |  | 100,000,000 |
Line of Credit |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding | $ 0 |  |  | $ 0
Loan commitment maturing October 2021 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Credit facility capacity |  |  | 250,000,000 |
Loan commitment maturing October 2022 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Credit facility capacity |  |  | $ 250,000,000 |

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