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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (loans and notes receivable from distributors and advertising costs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Advertising costs
Percentage of consumer checks business deferred advertising costs expensed within six months	89.00%
Other deferred advertising costs amortization period	6 months
Advertising expense	$ 47,461	$ 50,308	$ 70,798
Minimum [Member]
Loans and notes receivable [Line Items]
Interest rate, loans and notes receivable	6.00%
Maximum [Member]
Loans and notes receivable [Line Items]
Interest rate, loans and notes receivable	8.00%

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Amount charged to advertising expense for the period, which are expenses incurred with the objective of increasing revenue for a specified brand, product or product line.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 720
-SubTopic 35
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6420018&loc=d3e36677-107848

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