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PENSION AND OTHER POST RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) |  | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 01, 2005 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of employees covered by plan |  | 9.00% |  |
Minimum participant attained age | 55 years |  |  |
Requisite service period (at least) | 10 years |  |  |
Increase in funded status |  | $ 4,600,000 |  |
Unrecognized loss decreased |  | $ 2,000,000 | $ 4,600,000 |
Discount rate change |  | 0.50% |  |
Discount rate |  | 5.60% | 5.10% | 5.40%
Decrease in liability |  | $ 1,700,000 |  |
Actual return on plan assets |  | 4,006,000 | $ 9,395,000 |
Less than expected return |  | 100,000 |  |
Accumulated benefit obligation |  | 48,400,000 | 55,800,000 |
Net periodic pension benefit cost |  | (1,451,000) | (844,000) | $ (2,539,000)
Minimum required contribution in next fiscal year |  | $ 0 |  |
Requisite service period |  | 1000 hours |  |
Employer percentage contribution |  | 2.00% |  |
Vesting period |  | 5 years |  |
Expense recognized in the period |  | $ 7,000,000.0 | 7,200,000 | 6,500,000
Fair value of plan assets |  | 79,535,000 | 82,258,000 | 77,534,000
Level 1 |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  | 69,200,000 | 76,849,000 |
Level 2 |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  | $ 10,335,000 | 5,409,000 |
MBT |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Requisite service period (at least) |  | 5 years |  |
Defined benefit plan, benefit obligation |  | $ 300,000 | 2,300,000 |
Post retirement plan expense |  | $ 32,000 | $ 44,000 | 53,000
Contribution for first 3% |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amount of discretionary contributions made by employer to defined contribution plan, percent |  | 100.00% |  |
Maximum annual contribution percentage per employee |  | 3.00% |  |
Contribution after first 3% |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amount of discretionary contributions made by employer to defined contribution plan, percent |  | 50.00% |  |
Maximum annual contribution percentage per employee |  | 3.00% |  |
Minimum | MBT |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Age of plan participants |  | 55 years |  |
Minimum | Debt securities |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maturities of debt securities |  | 14 days | 75 days |
Maximum | MBT |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Age of plan participants |  | 65 years |  |
Maximum | Debt securities |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maturities of debt securities |  | 20 years 4 months 24 days | 8 years 2 months 12 days |
Weighted Average | Debt securities |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maturities of debt securities |  | 8 years | 3 years 8 months 12 days |
Non-qualified plans |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net periodic pension benefit cost |  | $ 100,000 | $ 200,000 | $ 100,000

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