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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (business combinations and prepaid product discounts) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023
Business ccmbinations
Measurement period	1 year
Maximum [Member]
Prepaid product discounts [Line Items]
Amortization period	14 years 6 months
Weighted-average [Member]
Prepaid product discounts [Line Items]
Amortization period	6 years

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- Definition

The period over which prepaid product discounts are amortized and reflected as reductions of revenue in the consolidated statements of income.

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- Definition

In accounting for business combinations, the period over which adjustments may be recorded to the purchase price allocation. Also known as the measurement period.

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- Definition

[Line Items] for Prepaid product discounts [Table]

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