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PENSION AND OTHER POST RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Schedule of Plan Assets by Level (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 79,535	$ 82,258	$ 77,534
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	69,200	76,849
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Cash & Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	2,609	2,433
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Corporate Bonds and Notes
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	29,206	17,224
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Government Agency and Municipal Bonds and Notes
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Certificates of Deposit
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Common Stock
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	2,413	2,243
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Taxable Bond
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	15,648	11,834
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Large Cap Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	11,047	24,787
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Mid Cap Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	3,403	9,520
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Small Cap Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	1,275	4,900
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | International Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	3,599	2,494
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Specialty Alternative Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets		1,414
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	10,335	5,409
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Cash & Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Corporate Bonds and Notes
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Government Agency and Municipal Bonds and Notes
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	10,089	5,164
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Certificates of Deposit
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	246	245
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Common Stock
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Taxable Bond
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Large Cap Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Mid Cap Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Small Cap Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | International Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Specialty Alternative Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets		0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Cash & Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Corporate Bonds and Notes
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Government Agency and Municipal Bonds and Notes
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Certificates of Deposit
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Common Stock
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Taxable Bond
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Large Cap Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Mid Cap Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Small Cap Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | International Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Specialty Alternative Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets		0
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	79,535	82,258
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Cash & Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	2,609	2,433
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Corporate Bonds and Notes
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	29,206	17,224
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Government Agency and Municipal Bonds and Notes
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	10,089	5,164
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Certificates of Deposit
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	246	245
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Common Stock
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	2,413	2,243
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Taxable Bond
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	15,648	11,834
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Large Cap Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	11,047	24,787
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Mid Cap Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	3,403	9,520
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Small Cap Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	1,275	4,900
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | International Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets	$ 3,599	2,494
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Specialty Alternative Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair Value of Plan Assets		$ 1,414

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