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INCOME TAXES (Summary of Income Tax Examinations) (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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U.S. federal | Domestic Tax Authority |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |
Fiscal Years Subject to Audit | 2005, 2007, 2014* to 2017*, 2018, 2020 to the present
California (U.S.) (state return) | State |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |
Fiscal Years Subject to Audit | 2005 and 2019 to the present
Florida (U.S.) (state return) | State |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |
Fiscal Years Subject to Audit | 2011* to 2018*, 2020 to the present
Aruba | Foreign Tax Authority |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |
Fiscal Years Subject to Audit | 2018 to the present
Barbados | Foreign Tax Authority |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |
Fiscal Years Subject to Audit | 2017 to the present
Costa Rica | Foreign Tax Authority |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |
Fiscal Years Subject to Audit | 2011 to 2012, 2015 to 2016, 2019 to the present
Colombia | Foreign Tax Authority |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |
Fiscal Years Subject to Audit | 2017 to the present
Dominican Republic | Foreign Tax Authority |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |
Fiscal Years Subject to Audit | 2011 to 2012, 2016, 2020 to the present
El Salvador | Foreign Tax Authority |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |
Fiscal Years Subject to Audit | 2019 to the present
Guatemala | Foreign Tax Authority |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |
Fiscal Years Subject to Audit | 2012 to 2013, 2019 to the present
Honduras | Foreign Tax Authority |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |
Fiscal Years Subject to Audit | 2018 to the present
Jamaica | Foreign Tax Authority |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |
Fiscal Years Subject to Audit | 2017 to the present
Mexico | Foreign Tax Authority |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |
Fiscal Years Subject to Audit | 2019 to the present
Nicaragua | Foreign Tax Authority |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |
Fiscal Years Subject to Audit | 2019 to the present
Panama | Foreign Tax Authority |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |
Fiscal Years Subject to Audit | 2018 to the present
Trinidad | Foreign Tax Authority |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |
Fiscal Years Subject to Audit | 2016 to the present
U.S. Virgin Islands | Domestic Tax Authority |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |
Fiscal Years Subject to Audit | 2001 to the present
Spain | Foreign Tax Authority |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |
Fiscal Years Subject to Audit | 2020 to the present
Chile | Foreign Tax Authority |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |
Fiscal Years Subject to Audit | 2020* to the present

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