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SHARE BASED COMPENSATION - Narrative (Details)	Feb. 16, 2023 installment shares	Feb. 01, 2023 $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 shares	Dec. 31, 2023 shares	Dec. 31, 2021 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of vesting installments \| installment	3
Accelerated vesting period (in years)	1 year
Restricted Share Rights Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted share rights outstanding (in shares)			1,163,050		553,893
Unrecognized compensation expenses \| $			$ 3,300,000
Weighted average period over which options will be recognized			10 months 2 days
Share-based compensation expense \| $			$ 2,800,000	$ 2,500,000
Share-based compensation expense, capitalized \| $			$ 400,000	300,000
Granted (in shares)	528,590		621,293
Ratio of restricted share right will get settled for common share	1
Accumulated service period for voluntary termination	15 years
Restricted Share Rights Awards \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			1 year
Restricted Share Rights Awards \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years		3 years
Restricted Performance Share Units Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period					3 years
Unrecognized compensation expenses \| $			$ 12,900,000
Weighted average period over which options will be recognized			2 years 2 months 12 days
Share-based compensation expense \| $			$ 1,400,000	1,200,000
Share-based compensation expense, capitalized \| $			$ 200,000	$ 100,000
Share-based compensation activity (in shares)		171,318
Dividends payable (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.19
Restricted Performance Share Units Plan \| Executive Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted share rights outstanding (in shares)			1,941,450		884,277
Granted (in shares)			1,057,173
Performance earning potential			225.00%
Outperformance feature measurement term			3 years
Additional vesting period (in days)			366 days
Restricted Performance Share Units Plan \| Executive Officer \| 2023 Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense \| $			$ 0
Restricted Performance Share Units Plan \| Executive Officer \| 2023 Awards \| Forecast
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards issuable under outperformance feature (in shares)						925,642
Restricted Performance Share Units Plan \| Executive Officer \| 2022 Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense \| $			0
Awards issuable under outperformance feature (in shares)					406,179
Restricted Performance Share Units Plan \| Executive Officer \| 2021 Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense \| $			$ 0
Awards issuable under outperformance feature (in shares)							388,840
Restricted Performance Share Units Plan \| Non Officer Employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted share rights outstanding (in shares)	92,703