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REVENUE - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 item
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Number of types or revenue arrangements	2
Performance-based payment period	5 years
Host Customer Arrangements
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Estimated benefit period	10 years
Minimum | Host Customer Arrangements
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract term	5 years
Minimum | Partnership Arrangements
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract term	10 years
Maximum | Host Customer Arrangements
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract term	10 years
Maximum | Partnership Arrangements
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract term	20 years

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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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