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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Performance and Restricted Unit Award (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Document Period End Date | Mar. 31, 2022 |  |
Share based compensation expense | $ 40,532 | $ 28,281 |
Share based compensation - Unrecognized deferred compensation cost | 265,570 |  |
Carry Unit Plan | Restricted Stock Units |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Share based compensation expense | 0 | 759 |
Share based compensation - Unrecognized deferred compensation cost | $ 0 |  |
2017 LTIP | Restricted Stock Units |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Non-option equity instruments, outstanding (shares) | 6,876,210 |  | 6,617,837
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period | (416,484) |  |
Forfeited (in shares) | (158,111) |  |
Contingent shares subject to shareholder approval |  |  | 5,023,530
2017 LTIP | Stock options |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Forfeited (in shares) | (927,472) |  |
Expected time (in years) unrecogized compensation costs relating to share based awards will be recognized | 2 years 6 months 7 days |  |
Share based compensation expense | $ 22,497 | 24,223 |
Share based compensation - Unrecognized deferred compensation cost | $ 130,916 |  |
Contingent shares subject to shareholder approval | 13,147,405 |  |
2017 LTIP | Performance Shares |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Non-option equity instruments, outstanding (shares) | 6,198,273 |  | 6,361,894
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period | (163,621) |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | $ 10.65 |  |
Share based compensation expense | $ 2,026 | 2,982 |
Share based compensation - Unrecognized deferred compensation cost | $ 40,931 |  |
2017 LTIP | Performance Units |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Expected time (in years) unrecogized compensation costs relating to share based awards will be recognized | 3 years 9 months 29 days |  |
2019 LTIP | Restricted Stock |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Share based compensation expense | $ 16,009 | $ 317 |
Share based compensation - Unrecognized deferred compensation cost | $ 93,723 |  |

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