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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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Amount of increase (decrease) in the value of a contingent consideration liability, including, but not limited to, differences arising upon settlement.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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Value of input used to measure contingent consideration liability from business combination.

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The amount by which the fair value of an investment is less than the amortized cost basis or carrying amount of that investment at the balance sheet date and the decline in fair value is deemed to be other than temporary, before considering whether or not such amount is recognized in earnings or other comprehensive income.

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The effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the noncurrent portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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FAIR VALUE (NARRATIVE) (Details)			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
FAIR VALUE (NARRATIVE) (Details)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 05, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Business acquisitions, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Line of credit					$ 325,000,000			$ 290,000,000
Average interest rate on annual borrowings					1.30%
Purchase Price Payable Payments During Period					$ 0
Business Combination Contingent Consideration Liability					12,728,000			6,134,000
FCR
Business acquisitions, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Purchase Price Payable Payments During Period					0
Business Combination Contingent Consideration Liability					$ 1,785,000			$ 6,134,000
Increase (decrease) in contingent consideration payable	$ 1,100,000	$ 3,300,000	$ 1,100,000	$ 3,300,000
FCR \| Discount Rate
Business acquisitions, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Business combination contingent consideration measurement input					16.7
Voice Foundry US
Business acquisitions, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Purchase Price Payable Payments During Period					$ 0
Business Combination Contingent Consideration Liability					$ 10,943,000
Voice Foundry US \| Discount Rate
Business acquisitions, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Business combination contingent consideration measurement input					23.1		23.1
CafeX [Member]
Business acquisitions, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Impairment of equity investment					$ 0	$ 15,600,000