LEASES - Lease terms (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Operating leases
Lessor, Operating Lease, Existence of Option to Terminate [true false]	false
Maximum
Operating leases
Remaining lease term	11 years 1 month 6 days
Operating lease, renewal term	5 years

The remaining term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period Type:	duration

- References

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- Definition

Term of lessee's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123408670&loc=SL77918673-209980

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- Definition

Indicates (true false) whether lessor has option to terminate operating lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124258985&loc=SL77919359-209981

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