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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2021
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Asset retirement obligations			$ 800,000
Rochester, New Hampshire
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Expense associated with expected costs of site investigation	$ 200,000	$ 100,000
Capital expenditures		$ 200,000
Accrual for environmental liability, including revision (fully offset)			0
Hoosick Falls, New York
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Accrual for environmental liability, including revision (fully offset)			$ 100,000

Accrual For Environmental Loss Contingencies Including Revision In Estimates

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