Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Shares

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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Granted in Period, Fair Value

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Unrestricted Stock Granted, Percentage

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Unrestricted Stock Granted, Shares

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Represents the minimum percentage of return on equity as a basis of performance-based vesting in equity-based compensation.

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Represents the performance period as a basis of performance-based vesting in equity-based compensation.

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Share-based Payment Arrangement, Number Of Installments

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that were forfeited during the reporting period.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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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.

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Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Aggregate value of stock related to Restricted Stock Awards issued during the period.

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STOCK BASED AND OTHER COMPENSATION PLANS - Omnibus Incentive Plan (Details) $ in Millions					1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 18, 2023 USD ($) shares	May 10, 2022 USD ($) installment shares	Feb. 18, 2022 USD ($) shares	Jan. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares	Feb. 28, 2023 installment	Jan. 31, 2022 shares	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2022 shares	Jan. 01, 2022 installment
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate value of awards granted \| $	$ 8.5			$ 18.0
Period of recognition for unrecognized compensation costs							35 months
Unrecognized compensation cost \| $							$ 19.2
2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan \| Performance Based Vesting and Catch-up Provision
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	66.67%
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)							1,417,561
Forfeited (in shares)							32,446
Restricted Stock \| Class A Common Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)							1,417,561	2,843,340
Management Grantees \| 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan \| Ms. McCormack and Mr. Perelman
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares of unrestricted stock				66.67%
Management Grantees \| 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan \| Time-Based Vesting \| Mr. Miceli and Ms. Porcella
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage				33.33%
Management Grantees \| 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan \| Performance Based Vesting \| Mr. Miceli and Ms. Porcella
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage				33.33%
Management Grantees \| 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan \| Performance Based Vesting and Catch-up Provision \| Ms. McCormack and Mr. Perelman
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage				33.33%
Management Grantees \| 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan \| Performance Based Vesting and Catch-up Provision \| Mr. Miceli and Ms. Porcella
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage				33.33%
Management Grantees \| 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan \| Class A Common Stock \| Ms. McCormack and Mr. Perelman
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares of unrestricted stock	50.00%
Management Grantees \| 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan \| Class A Common Stock \| Time-Based Vesting \| Mr. Miceli and Ms. Porcella
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	50.00%
Management Grantees \| 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan \| Class A Common Stock \| Performance Based Vesting \| Mr. Miceli and Ms. Porcella
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	50.00%
Management Grantees \| 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan \| Class A Common Stock \| Performance Based Vesting and Catch-up Provision \| Ms. McCormack and Mr. Perelman
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	50.00%
Management Grantees \| Restricted Stock \| Class A Common Stock \| Time and Performance Based Vesting
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate value of awards granted \| $	$ 1.2			$ 2.5
Management Grantees \| Restricted Stock \| 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan \| Performance Based Vesting
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Minimum performance target percentage					8.00%
Performance period					3 years
Management Grantees \| Restricted Stock \| 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan \| Class A Common Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)	733,607			1,517,627
Management Grantees \| Restricted Stock \| 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan \| Class A Common Stock \| Time and Performance Based Vesting
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)	101,344			210,662
Non-Management Grantee \| Mr. Miceli and Ms. Porcella
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrestricted shares granted (in shares)	19,558			264,704
Non-Management Grantee \| Time-Based Vesting \| Other Non-ManagementGrantees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted with certain vesting rights (in shares)	306,162					497,169
Non-Management Grantee \| Performance Based Vesting \| Other Non-ManagementGrantees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted with certain vesting rights (in shares)	325,709			531,980
Non-Management Grantee \| Restricted Stock \| Class A Common Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate value of awards granted \| $	$ 7.5			$ 15.4
Granted (in shares)	651,429			1,293,853
Non-Management Grantee \| Restricted Stock \| 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of installments \| installment					3				3
Board of Directors \| Restricted Stock \| Class A Common Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	1 year		1 year
Granted (in shares)	32,525		31,860
Grant date fair value \| $	$ 0.4		$ 0.4
Employee \| Restricted Stock \| 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan \| Class A Common Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)		33,784
Grant date fair value \| $		$ 0.4
Employee \| Restricted Stock \| 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan \| Class A Common Stock \| Time-Based Vesting
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of installments \| installment		3
Vesting percentage		50.00%
Employee \| Restricted Stock \| 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan \| Class A Common Stock \| Performance Based Vesting
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of installments \| installment		3
Vesting percentage		50.00%