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BUSINESS DESCRIPTION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Intangible Assets Useful Lives (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Minimum | Customer relationships and lists |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life of intangible assets | 10 years
Minimum | Trademarks & trade names |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life of intangible assets | 2 years
Minimum | Developed technology |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life of intangible assets | 5 years
Minimum | Regulatory registration costs |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life of intangible assets | 5 years
Minimum | Patents & trade secrets |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life of intangible assets | 15 years
Minimum | Other |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life of intangible assets | 3 years
Maximum | Customer relationships and lists |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life of intangible assets | 20 years
Maximum | Trademarks & trade names |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life of intangible assets | 17 years
Maximum | Developed technology |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life of intangible assets | 12 years
Maximum | Regulatory registration costs |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life of intangible assets | 10 years
Maximum | Patents & trade secrets |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life of intangible assets | 17 years
Maximum | Other |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Useful life of intangible assets | 18 years

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- Definition Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
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