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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Summary of Stock-Based Compensation Awards Granted (Details) - Employees $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares
RSUs
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Grants in period (in shares) | shares	684,000
Total Fair Value | $	$ 89,291
Non-qualified stock options
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Options granted in period (in shares) | shares	1,248,000
Total Fair Value | $	$ 47,380

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1)
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