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Represents the premium of the exercise price of each warrant to the per share fair market net asset value of common stock of the entity, as published by the entity at the time of issuance.

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Number of securities into which each warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, each warrant may be converted into two shares.

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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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Number of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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The cash inflow from issuance of rights to purchase common shares at predetermined price (usually issued together with corporate debt).

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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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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Aug. 19, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Common dividends paid (in usd per share)		$ 0.075	$ 0.075	$ 0.075	$ 0.075	$ 0.375	$ 0.375
Special dividends, aggregate	$ 613,294				$ 613,294
Net proceeds from issuance of warrants								$ 29	$ 295
Registration Statement
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Warrant right to purchase a share of common stock (in shares)		0.25						0.25
Premium of the exercise price of the warrant as a percent to net asset value of common stock		15.00%						15.00%
Series A Preferred Unit
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of securities called by warrants or rights (in shares)		1,194,159						1,194,159
Net proceeds from issuance of warrants								$ 614
Special Dividend
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Common dividends paid (in usd per share)	$ 42.00				$ 42.00
Series A Preferred Warrants
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Warrants issued (in shares)		4,603,287						4,603,287