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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2025 | Mar. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2023
Investments in securities: |  |  |  |
Investments in trading securities | $ 17,612 |  | $ 25,748 |
Total assets measured at fair value | 19,696 |  | 27,694 |
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability Value | 0 | $ 7,184 | 4,657 | $ 10,133
Payment for Contingent Consideration Liability, Financing Activities | (201) |  |  |
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings | $ 0 | $ (2,949) |  |
Unobservable input - growth discount rate - weighted average | true | true |  |
Unobservable input - growth discount rate - maximum | true | true |  |
Unobservable input - growth discount rate - minimum | true | true |  |
Unobservable input - growth volatility - weighted average | true | true |  |
Unobservable input - growth volatility - maximum | true | true |  |
Unobservable input - growth volatility - minimum | true | true |  |
Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Contingent Consideration | $ (4,657) |  |  |
Level 1 |  |  |  |
Investments in securities: |  |  |  |
Investments in trading securities | 17,477 |  | 25,748 |
Total assets measured at fair value | 17,477 |  | 25,748 |
Level 2 |  |  |  |
Investments in securities: |  |  |  |
Investments in trading securities | 135 |  | 0 |
Total assets measured at fair value | 135 |  | 0 |
Level 3 |  |  |  |
Investments in securities: |  |  |  |
Investments in trading securities | 0 |  | 0 |
Total assets measured at fair value | 0 |  | $ 0 |
Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Contingent Consideration |  |  | Level 3 |
Other Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure |  |  | $ 4,657 |
Investments Measured at NAV |  |  |  |
Investments in securities: |  |  |  |
Investments in trading securities | 0 |  | 0 |
Total assets measured at fair value | 2,084 |  | $ 1,946 |
Fair Value, Recurring |  |  |  |
Investments in securities: |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Contingent Consideration |  |  | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 [Member] |
Other Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure |  |  | $ 4,657 |
Private investment funds |  |  |  |
Investments in securities: |  |  |  |
Private | 2,084 |  | 1,946 |
Private investment funds | Level 1 |  |  |  |
Investments in securities: |  |  |  |
Private | 0 |  | 0 |
Private investment funds | Level 2 |  |  |  |
Investments in securities: |  |  |  |
Private | 0 |  | 0 |
Private investment funds | Level 3 |  |  |  |
Investments in securities: |  |  |  |
Private | 0 |  | 0 |
Private investment funds | Investments Measured at NAV |  |  |  |
Investments in securities: |  |  |  |
Private | $ 2,084 |  | $ 1,946 |

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