FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Change in Investment in Privately Held Companies (Details) - Privately Held Investment - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 13,069	$ 7,648
New investments	400	0
Changes in foreign exchange rates	58	(61)
Changes in fair value included in other income, net	3,802	2,741
Changes in fair value included in other comprehensive (loss)	(1,064)	2,502
Ending balance	$ 16,265	$ 12,830

Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates

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Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Fair Value Adjustment Included in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

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Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Fair Value Adjustment Included in Other Income, Net

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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 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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Fair value 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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