ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES - Definite-Lived Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 27, 2023	Apr. 05, 2022
Explora BioLabs
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets		$ 70,100
Weighted Average Amortization Life		12 years
SAMDI Tech, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets	$ 33,070
Weighted Average Amortization Life	12 years
Client relationships \| Explora BioLabs
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets		$ 64,000
Weighted Average Amortization Life		13 years
Client relationships \| SAMDI Tech, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets	$ 23,400
Weighted Average Amortization Life	15 years
Other intangible assets \| Explora BioLabs
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets		$ 6,100
Weighted Average Amortization Life		4 years
Other intangible assets \| SAMDI Tech, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets	$ 9,670
Weighted Average Amortization Life	7 years

Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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