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DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS - Schedule of Dividend Reinvestment Plan Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Equity [Abstract]
Shares issued (in shares)	1.7	0.6
Average issue price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 19.17	$ 20.95
Shares purchased by plan agent to satisfy dividends declared and payable during the period for stockholders (in shares)	$ 0.8	$ 1.6
Average purchase price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 18.35	$ 17.85

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Number of shares issued during the period from a dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP). A dividend reinvestment plan allows the shareholders to reinvest dividends paid to them by the entity on new issues of stock by the entity.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-SubTopic 10
-Topic 505
-Publisher FASB
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-Topic 946
-SubTopic 505
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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-Publisher FASB
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-Topic 946
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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