| **COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND GUARANTEES (Others) (Details) - SC - USD ($)** | 3 Months Ended  |              |
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| **Other Commitments [Line Items]**                                              |            |         |
| Minimum sales commitment, charged off loan receivables                          | $ 350,000,000.0 |         |
| Threshold for sales subject to market price check (over)                        | 275,000,000     |         |
| Minimum sales commitment, loans receivable, written off, remaining              | $ 52,200,000    | $ 64,000,000 |

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Minimum Sales Commitment, Loans Receivable, Written Off
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Minimum Sales Commitment, Loans Receivable, Written Off, Remaining
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No definition available.
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| - Definition
Sales Commitment, Sales Subject to Market Price Check, Threshold
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No definition available.
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| - Definition
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No definition available.
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