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INCENTIVE PLANS - Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) tranche shares | Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) tranche day $ / shares shares | Sep. 30, 2024 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Feb. 01, 2021 | Jan. 31, 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Service period |  |  |  | 3 years |  |
Amortization of prepaid compensation asset with clawback | $ | $ 4,360 | $ 12,132 |  |  |  |
Prepaid compensation asset | $ | 39,052 | $ 39,052 |  | $ 52,055 |  |
LFI and Similar Deferred Compensation Arrangements |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation expense (in years) |  | 1 year 6 months |  |  |  |
RSUs |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock conversion basis |  | one-for-one |  |  |  |
Number of dividend participation rights issued (in shares) | shares |  | 550,976 |  |  |  |
Charges to retained earnings, net of estimated forfeitures | $ |  | $ 25,913 |  |  |  |
Weighted average grant date fair value, granted (in USD per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 53.01 | $ 38.75 |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation expense | $ | $ 293,039 | $ 293,039 |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation expense (in years) |  | 1 year 9 months 18 days |  |  |  |
RSUs | Vesting One |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Award vesting percentage |  | 33.33% |  |  |  |
RSUs | Vesting Two |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Award vesting percentage |  | 66.67% |  |  |  |
PRSUs |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance period |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Conversion ratio | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Weighted average grant date fair value, granted (in USD per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |
PRSUs | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Target number of shares, multiplier | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
PRSUs | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Target number of shares, multiplier | 2.4 | 2.4 |  |  |  |
Profits Interest Participation Rights Excluding Stock Price PIPRs |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
PIPRs |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock conversion basis |  | one-for-one |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation expense | $ | $ 58,173 | $ 58,173 |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation expense (in years) |  | 1 year 9 months 18 days |  |  |  |
SP-PIPRs |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average grant date fair value, granted (in USD per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Award vesting, number of tranches | tranche | 3 | 3 |  |  |  |
Common stock price, number of consecutive days | day |  | 30 |  |  |  |
SP-PIPRs | Scenario, Plan |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vested in period, fair value | $ |  | $ 33,900 |  |  |  |
SP-PIPRs | Vesting One |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Award vesting percentage |  | 20.00% |  |  |  |
Common stock price, appreciation period |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Common stock price, appreciation (as a percent) |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |
SP-PIPRs | Vesting Two |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Award vesting percentage |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |
Common stock price, appreciation period |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
Common stock price, appreciation (as a percent) |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |
SP-PIPRs | Vesting Three |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Award vesting percentage |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |
Common stock price, appreciation period |  | 7 years |  |  |  |
Common stock price, appreciation (as a percent) |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |
P-PIPRs |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance period |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Weighted average grant date fair value, granted (in USD per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Target number of shares of common stock | shares | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |
Minimum Value Condition, period |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
P-PIPRs | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Target number of shares, multiplier |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0
P-PIPRs | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Target number of shares, multiplier |  |  |  |  | 2.4 | 2
Ordinary PIPRs |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average grant date fair value, granted (in USD per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 44.93 | $ 38.26 |  |  |
Prepaid Compensation Asset Related to Cash Retention Awards |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid compensation asset | $ | $ 22,843 | $ 22,843 |  |  |  |
Common Stock | RSUs |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Withholding taxes in lieu of share delivery (in shares) | shares |  | 2,174,633 |  |  |  |
Delivery of common stock associated with stock awards (in shares) | shares |  | 3,176,897 |  |  |  |
Common Stock | PRSUs |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Withholding taxes in lieu of share delivery (in shares) | shares |  | 52,000 |  |  |  |
Delivery of common stock associated with stock awards (in shares) | shares |  | 58,638 |  |  |  |
2018 Equity Incentive Plan | Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorized (in shares) | shares | 70,000,000 | 70,000,000 |  |  |  |

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