FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Schedule of Changes in Venture Investments (Details) - Privately Held Investment - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 13,069	$ 7,648
New investments	400	400
Sales of investments	(2,773)	(3,954)
Changes in foreign exchange rates	27	(675)
Changes in fair value:
Changes in fair value included in other income (loss), net	10,886	5,989
Changes in fair value included in other comprehensive (loss)	(2,261)	2,502
Ending balance	$ 19,348	$ 11,910

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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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