EMPLOYEE AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Future Benefit Payments (Details)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
EMPLOYEE AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
Estimated Minimum Contribution to Defined Benefit Pension Plan	$ 0
Pension Plan [Member]
EMPLOYEE AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
2022	542,000
2023	187,000
2024	8,000
2025	8,000
2026	14,000
2027-2031	360,000
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
EMPLOYEE AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
2022	84,000
2023	81,000
2024	83,000
2025	85,000
2026	95,000
2027-2031	$ 428,000

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Amount of benefit for defined benefit plan expected to be paid in five fiscal years after fifth fiscal year following current fiscal year.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (f)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123447040&loc=d3e1928-114920

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