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SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION - Non-cash asset purchase items (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023
Asset Acquisition
Deemed distribution of Breckenridge net assets not acquired	$ 2,329	$ 2,329
Breckenridge
Asset Acquisition
Deemed distribution (contribution) of short-term investments		1,000
Deemed distribution (contribution) of accounts receivable		1,015
Deemed distribution (contribution) of prepaids and other		1
Deemed distribution (contribution) of land and buildings		514
Deemed (distribution) contribution of accounts payable		(132)
Deemed (distribution) contribution of accrued liabilities		(69)
Deemed distribution of Breckenridge net assets not acquired		$ 2,329

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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 50
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 15
-Paragraph 3
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480123/805-50-15-3

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