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DERIVATIVE AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Cash Flow Hedge (Details) - USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019
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Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional Amount |  | $ 560,000,000.0
Designated as Hedging Instrument |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional Amount | $ 560,000,000.0 |
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Collar |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional Amount | 560,000,000.0 |
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Collar, Decrease Date June 29, 2020 |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Amount After Decrease | 460,000,000.0 |
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Collar, Decrease Date June 28, 2021 |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Amount After Decrease | 340,000,000.0 |
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Collar, Decrease Date June 28, 2022 |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Amount After Decrease | 220,000,000.0 |
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Collar, Decrease Date June 28, 2023 |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Amount After Decrease | $ 90,000,000.0 |
Designated as Hedging Instrument | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Collar |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative, cap interest rate | 2.75% |
Derivative, floor interest rate | 0.402% |

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