FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Level 3 Securities) (Details) - Recurring - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Continuing Operations
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	$ 1,595
Unrealized gains (losses)	176
Ending Balance	1,771	$ 1,595
Continuing Operations \| Corporate bonds
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	250
Unrealized gains (losses)	0
Ending Balance	250	250
Continuing Operations \| Asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	750
Unrealized gains (losses)	176
Ending Balance	926	750
Continuing Operations \| Equities
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	595
Unrealized gains (losses)	0
Ending Balance	595	595
Continuing and Discontinuing Operations
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	1,595	1,511
Unrealized gains (losses)		84
Purchases		100
Disposals		(100)
Ending Balance		1,595
Continuing and Discontinuing Operations \| Corporate bonds
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	250	250
Unrealized gains (losses)		0
Purchases		100
Disposals		(100)
Ending Balance		250
Continuing and Discontinuing Operations \| Asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	750	666
Unrealized gains (losses)		84
Purchases		0
Disposals		0
Ending Balance		750
Continuing and Discontinuing Operations \| Equities
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	$ 595	595
Unrealized gains (losses)		0
Purchases		0
Disposals		0
Ending Balance		$ 595

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (OCI) from asset measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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Amount of purchases of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of sale of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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