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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) - Pending Litigation - patent |  |  | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2022 | Jan. 06, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2023
Patent Infringement Claim One |  |  |
Gain and Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Gain Contingency, Patents Allegedly Infringed upon, Number |  | 2 | 3
Patent Infringement Claim Two |  |  |
Gain and Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Patents Allegedly Infringed, Number | 1 |  |

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