Employee service required for participation in the company's defined contribution plan.

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Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 70
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49170846&loc=d3e28014-114942

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Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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Percentage employer matches of the employee's percentage contribution matched.

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Maximum percentage of employee gross pay the employee may contribute to a defined contribution plan.

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POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (401k Plan) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Employee compensation plans [Line Items]
401(k) contributions, maximum annual employee contribution, percent of wages	50.00%
401(k) expense	$ 3,095	$ 763	$ 2,823
Employee service requirement	30 days
401(k) plan, first 1% of wages contributed by employee [Member]
Employee compensation plans [Line Items]
Employer matching 401(k) contribution, percentage	100.00%
401(k) plan, next 5% of wages contributed by employee [Member]
Employee compensation plans [Line Items]
Employer matching 401(k) contribution, percentage	50.00%
401(k) plan, 100% employer match [Member]
Employee compensation plans [Line Items]
Employee 401(k) contribution receiving employer match, percent of wages	1.00%
401(k) plan, 50% employer match [Member]
Employee compensation plans [Line Items]
Employee 401(k) contribution receiving employer match, percent of wages	5.00%