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SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET AND CASH FLOW INFORMATION (revenue in excess of billings) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Supplemental balance sheet and cash flow information [Abstract]
Conditional right to receive consideration		$ 20,680	$ 26,520
Unconditional right to receive consideration	[1]	5,427	12,241
Revenue in excess of billings		$ 26,107	$ 38,761
[1] Represents revenues that are earned but not currently billable under the related contract terms.

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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer, for which the customer has not been billed, classified as current.

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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time, classified as current.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 3
-Publisher FASB
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-Topic 606
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-Paragraph 8
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Unbilled amounts due for services rendered or to be rendered, actions taken or to be taken, or a promise to refrain from taking certain actions in accordance with the terms of a legally binding agreement between the entity and, at a minimum, one other party. An example would be amounts associated with contracts or programs where the recognized revenue for performance thereunder exceeds the amounts billed under the terms thereof as of the date of the balance sheet.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 912
-SubTopic 310
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
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