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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Expense Included in Consolidated Statements of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation before tax	$ 122,210	$ 115,947	$ 103,068
Income tax benefit	(1,881)	(23,410)	(20,464)
Cost of revenue
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation before tax	26,400	21,822	20,796
Selling and marketing
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation before tax	46,769	54,182	46,283
Research and development
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation before tax	29,266	25,413	22,885
General and administrative
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation before tax	$ 19,775	$ 14,530	$ 13,104

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