Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), Shares in ESPP

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The percentage of fair value of common stock eligible employees can purchase common shares at through an employee stock purchase plan.

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Maximum Fair Market Value Purchase of ESPP Shares in a Calendar Year

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Increase In Number of Shares Authorized

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Stock Purchased And Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of cost to be recognized for option under share-based payment arrangement.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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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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The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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STOCK PLANS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Stock Incentive Plans
Stock incentive plan, increased number of shares authorized for issuance (in shares)	1,500,000
Award vesting period		3 years
Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), maximum shares available for sale (in shares)		500,000
Maximum fair market value of ESPP shares available for purchase		$ 25
ESPP fair value (as percent)		85.00%
ESPP shares purchased and issued during period (in shares)		55,483
Stock options
Stock Incentive Plans
Expiration period		10 years
Award vesting period		4 years
Expected recognition of non-vested stock options, not yet recognized		$ 47,300
Period for recognition of non-vested awards not yet recognized		2 years 7 months 6 days
ESPP share option fair value (in dollars per share)		$ 26.74	$ 22.40	$ 20.92
RSUs
Stock Incentive Plans
Award vesting period		4 years
Period for recognition of non-vested awards not yet recognized		2 years 10 months 24 days
Expected recognition of non-vested RSUs, not yet recognized		$ 41,000