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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The amount by which the fair value of an investment is less than the amortized cost basis or carrying amount of that investment at the balance sheet date and the decline in fair value is deemed to be other than temporary, before considering whether or not such amount is recognized in earnings or other comprehensive income.

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INVESTMENT IN EQUITY SECURITIES (Narrative) (Details) € in Thousands			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($) investment	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate					$ 38,455,000	$ 3,530,000
Other investments				$ 5,365,000	5,365,000				$ 3,538,000
Investment impairment					0
Sonmol
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	$ 5,000,000
Ownership percentage of equity method investment	30.00%
Equity method investments				5,195,000	5,195,000				0
BTY
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage of equity method investment		49.00%
Equity method investments		$ 32,000,000		31,921,000	31,921,000				119,000
Initial lock-up period		5 years
Second lock-up period		3 years
BTY \| Call Option \| Minimum
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage of equity method investment		26.00%
BTY \| Call Option \| Maximum
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage of equity method investment		31.00%
Kali Care
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate							$ 5,000,000
Ownership percentage of equity method investment							20.00%
Equity method investments				3,611,000	3,611,000				3,881,000
Desotec GmbH
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate \| €								€ 574
Ownership percentage of equity method investment								23.00%
Equity method investments				904,000	$ 904,000				$ 858,000
Loop and Purecycle \| Preferred stock
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate			$ 3,500,000	1,300,000
Number of preferred equity investments \| investment			2
Equity received in exchange for services				$ 333,000