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REVENUE (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 item
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |
Number of types of revenue arrangements | 2
Host Customer Arrangements |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |
Period over the first years of the customer contract under which the incentives are in the form of annual performance- based payments | 5 years
Estimated benefit period in revenue contract | 10 years
Minimum | Host Customer Arrangements |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |
Term for contracts | 5 years
Minimum | Partnership Arrangements |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |
Term for contracts | 10 years
Maximum |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |
Term for contracts | 10 years
Maximum | Partnership Arrangements |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |
Term for contracts | 20 years

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