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INVESTMENTS - Schedule of Investments (Details)	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Minimum | Equity Securities | Other equity investments
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, percent ownership of voting stock	1.00%	1.00%
Minimum | Equity Securities | Fair value option investments
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, percent ownership of voting stock	10.00%	10.00%
Minimum | Debt Securities
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Available for sale securities, percent ownership of voting stock	1.00%	1.00%
Maximum | Equity Securities | Other equity investments
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, percent ownership of voting stock	19.00%	19.00%
Maximum | Equity Securities | Fair value option investments
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, percent ownership of voting stock	19.00%	19.00%
Maximum | Debt Securities
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Available for sale securities, percent ownership of voting stock	19.00%	19.00%

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=114001798&loc=d3e33918-111571

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