Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Aggregate fair value of all derivative assets designated as hedging instruments. Includes instruments designated as cash flow hedges, fair value hedges, and hedges of net investments in foreign operations.

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Aggregate fair value of all derivative liabilities designated as hedging instruments. Includes instruments designated as cash flow hedges, fair value hedges, and hedges of net investments in foreign operations.

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 40
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
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- Definition

Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480434/815-10-50-1B

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-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Jun. 20, 2023	Mar. 20, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 16, 2022	Jul. 19, 2019
July 2019 interest rate swap [Member]
Derivative financial instruments [Line Items]
Notional amount						$ 200,000
Derivative fixed interest rate						1.798%
Fair value of derivative asset	$ 0			$ 1,184
September 2022 interest rate swap [Member]
Derivative financial instruments [Line Items]
Notional amount					$ 300,000
Derivative fixed interest rate					3.99%
Fair value of derivative asset	1,519			$ 2,409
March 2023 interest rate swap [Member]
Derivative financial instruments [Line Items]
Notional amount			$ 200,000
Derivative fixed interest rate			4.003%
Fair value of derivative asset	287
Amortizing interest rate swap June 2023
Derivative financial instruments [Line Items]
Notional amount		$ 271,659
Derivative fixed interest rate		4.249%
Fair value of derivative liability	$ (2,158)