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LEASES - Narrative (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 segment
Leases [Abstract]
Term of contract	8 years 10 months 24 days
Number of leases not yet commenced	1

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Lessee, Operating Lease, Lease Not Yet Commenced, Number Of Contracts

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Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123408670&loc=SL77918673-209980

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