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NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2021	Oct. 01, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Jan. 01, 2019
New accounting pronouncements [Line Items]
Deferred revenue	[1]	$ 52,645		$ 42,104
Cloud computing arrangements		63,806		29,242
Operating lease assets		58,236		35,906
Operating lease liabilities (Note 15)		14,852		11,589
Non-current operating lease liabilities		$ 56,444		$ 28,344
Maximum [Member]
New accounting pronouncements [Line Items]
Short-term lease term		1 year
Adoption of Accounting Standards Update [Member] | ASU No. 2021-08 [Member]
New accounting pronouncements [Line Items]
Deferred revenue			$ 3,027
Adoption of Accounting Standards Update [Member] | ASU No. 2016-02 [Member]
New accounting pronouncements [Line Items]
Operating lease assets					$ 50,803
Operating lease liabilities (Note 15)					13,611
Non-current operating lease liabilities					$ 37,440
[1] $39,366 of the December 31, 2020 amount was recognized as revenue during 2021.

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