The amount of employee severance and other merger related compensation expense incurred during the period.

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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 expenses and losses recorded for each transaction with the acquiree that was recognized separately from the acquisition of assets and assumptions of liabilities in the business combination.

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The amount of cash paid during the reporting period for charges associated with the mergers.

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MERGER RELATED EXPENSES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
MERGER RELATED EXPENSES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction costs			$ 27,300
Bridge shareholders
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Costs associated with employee severance and other merger-related compensation expense	$ 1,100	$ 1,400	$ 15,000
Merger expenses		0		$ 0
Transaction costs		$ 769		$ 2,400