DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount expected to be reclassified into earnings in next 12 months	$ 24,132
Forecasted Sales and Purchases, term 1 \| New Zealand JV
Derivative [Line Items]
Length of time, foreign currency cash flow hedge	12 months
Minimum \| Forecasted Sales and Purchases, term 1 \| New Zealand JV
Derivative [Line Items]
Percent of forecast sales and purchases hedged for 12 months (as a percent)	50.00%
Minimum \| Forecasted Sales and Purchases, term 2 \| New Zealand JV
Derivative [Line Items]
Length of time, foreign currency cash flow hedge	12 months
Minimum \| Forecasted Sales and Purchases, term 3 \| New Zealand JV
Derivative [Line Items]
Length of time, foreign currency cash flow hedge	18 months
Minimum \| Forecasted Sales and Purchases, term 4 \| New Zealand JV
Derivative [Line Items]
Length of time, foreign currency cash flow hedge	24 months
Minimum \| Forecasted Sales and Purchases, term 5 \| New Zealand JV
Derivative [Line Items]
Length of time, foreign currency cash flow hedge	36 months
Maximum \| Forecasted Sales and Purchases, term 1 \| New Zealand JV
Derivative [Line Items]
Percent of forecast sales and purchases hedged for 12 months (as a percent)	90.00%
Maximum \| Forecasted Sales and Purchases, term 2 \| New Zealand JV
Derivative [Line Items]
Length of time, foreign currency cash flow hedge	18 months
Percent of forecast sales and purchases hedged for 12 to 18 months (as a percent)	75.00%
Maximum \| Forecasted Sales and Purchases, term 3 \| New Zealand JV
Derivative [Line Items]
Length of time, foreign currency cash flow hedge	24 months
Percent of forecast sales and purchases hedged for 18 to 24 months (as a percent)	50.00%
Maximum \| Forecasted Sales and Purchases, term 4 \| New Zealand JV
Derivative [Line Items]
Length of time, foreign currency cash flow hedge	36 months
Percent of forecast sales and purchases hedged for 24 to 36 months (as a percent)	50.00%
Maximum \| Forecasted Sales and Purchases, term 5 \| New Zealand JV
Derivative [Line Items]
Length of time, foreign currency cash flow hedge	48 months
Percent of forecast sales and purchases hedged for 36 to 48 months (as a percent)	25.00%

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Percentage of Foreign Currency Exposure Hedged For Forecasted Sales In Next Eighteen To Twenty Four Months

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Percentage of Foreign Currency Exposure Hedged For Forecasted Sales In Next Thirty Six to Forty Eight Months

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Percentage Of Foreign Currency Exposure Hedged For Forecasted Sales In Next Twelve Months [Member]

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Percentage of Foreign Currency Exposure Hedged For Forecasted Sales In Next Twelve to Eighteen Months

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Percentage of Foreign Currency Exposure Hedged For Forecasted Sales In Next Twenty Four to Thirty Six Months

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The estimated net amount of existing gains or losses on cash flow hedges at the reporting date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next 12 months.

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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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