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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - USD ($)				6 Months Ended	7 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 22, 2021	Jul. 20, 2021	Apr. 10, 2019	Jun. 30, 2021	Jul. 22, 2021
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Borrowings				$ 17,582,000
Credit facility \| Revolver loan
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 200,000,000
Borrowings outstanding				0
Credit facility \| Revolver loan \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)			1.25%
Credit facility \| Revolver loan \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)			2.25%
Credit facility \| Revolver loan \| Base rate \| Minimum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)			0.25%
Credit facility \| Revolver loan \| Base rate \| Maximum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)			1.25%
Credit facility \| Term loans
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 200,000,000
Alaska communications
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Transaction costs				$ 1,500,000
Subsequent event \| Credit facility \| Revolver loan
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Borrowings		$ 73,000,000.0
Subsequent event \| Alaska communications
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Purchase price	$ 340,000,000
Mezzanine equity contribution received from minority investor	$ 70,000,000				$ 70,000,000
Ownership interest (as a percent)	52.00%				52.00%
Transaction costs					$ 2,400,000
Subsequent event \| Alaska communications \| Alaska credit facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 210,000,000.0				210,000,000.0
Borrowings	$ 220,000,000				$ 220,000,000
Consolidated EBITDA					12 months
Frequency of periodic payment	quarterly
Net total leverage ratio	4.00
Fixed charge coverage ratio	1.25
Subsequent event \| Alaska communications \| Alaska credit facility \| Period of fourth quarter of 2023 To third quarter 2024
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Periodic payment, principal	$ 1,312,500
Subsequent event \| Alaska communications \| Alaska credit facility \| Period of fourth quarter of 2024 To third quarter of 2026
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Periodic payment, principal	$ 2,625,000
Subsequent event \| Alaska communications \| Alaska credit facility \| Period of second quarter of 2024
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Net total leverage ratio	3.75
Subsequent event \| Alaska communications \| Alaska credit facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	3.00%
Subsequent event \| Alaska communications \| Alaska credit facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	4.00%
Subsequent event \| Alaska communications \| Alaska credit facility \| Base rate
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	1.00%
Subsequent event \| Alaska communications \| Alaska credit facility \| Revolver loan
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 35,000,000.0				$ 35,000,000.0
Borrowings					10,000,000.0
Subsequent event \| Alaska communications \| Alaska credit facility \| Term loans
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Borrowings					210,000,000.0
Subsequent event \| Alaska communications \| Alaska credit facility \| Incremental term loans \| Minimum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 70,000,000.0				$ 70,000,000.0