LOANS PAYABLE AND OTHER BORROWINGS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repayments of outstanding balance	$ 0	$ 5,000,000
Borrowings		0
Revolving credit facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity	910,000,000.0	910,000,000.0
Maximum borrowing capacity	1,400,000,000	1,400,000,000
Minimum tangible net worth	$ 3,300,000,000	$ 3,300,000,000
Leverage ratio	0.60	0.60
Outstanding borrowings under Credit Facility	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Total LOCs	84,116,000	84,116,000	$ 110,371,000
Remaining borrowing capacity	$ 825,900,000	$ 825,900,000
Revolving credit facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	5.329%	5.329%
Revolving credit facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Interest Rate Determination One
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Variable Rate, Adjustment Spread	0.10%
Revolving credit facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Interest Rate Determination One \| Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate, Leverage Benchmark		1.10%
Revolving credit facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Interest Rate Determination One \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate, Leverage Benchmark		1.75%
Revolving credit facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Interest Rate Determination Three
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Variable Rate, Adjustment Spread		0.10%
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Revolving credit facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Interest Rate Determination Three \| Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate, Leverage Benchmark		0.10%
Revolving credit facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Interest Rate Determination Three \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate, Leverage Benchmark		0.75%
Revolving credit facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Prime Rate [Member] \| Interest Rate Determination Two
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.50%

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