Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details)

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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]      
Net income available to stockholders $ 434,957 $ 368,599 $ 356,565
Less dividends paid (264,348) (211,618) (208,656)
Undistributed earnings for the period $ 170,609 $ 156,981 $ 147,909
Weighted-average shares outstanding:      
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (in shares) 489,949 492,300 492,054
Dilutive effect of restricted stock units $ 181 $ 113 $ 0
Total weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted (in shares) 490,130 492,413 492,054
Basic earnings per share:      
Basic earnings per share (in USD per share) $ 0.89 $ 0.75 $ 0.72
Diluted earnings per share:      
Diluted earnings per share (in USD per share) $ 0.89 $ 0.75 $ 0.72
Common Stock      
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]      
Less dividends paid $ (263,016) $ (210,509) $ (207,482)
Undistributed earnings for the period $ 169,687 $ 156,123 $ 147,069
Weighted-average shares outstanding:      
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (in shares) 487,480 489,719 489,259
Basic earnings per share:      
Distributed earnings (in USD per share) $ 0.54 $ 0.43 $ 0.42
Undistributed earnings (in USD per share) 0.35 0.32 0.30
Diluted earnings per share:      
Distributed earnings (in USD per share) 0.54 0.43 0.42
Undistributed earnings (in USD per share) 0.35 0.32 0.30
Diluted earnings per share (in USD per share) $ 0.89 $ 0.75 $ 0.72
Time-lapse restricted awards      
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]      
Less dividends paid $ (1,332) $ (1,109) $ (1,174)
Undistributed earnings for the period $ 859 $ 823 $ 840
Weighted-average shares outstanding:      
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (in shares) 2,469 2,581 2,795
Restricted stock units      
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]      
Undistributed earnings for the period $ 63 $ 35 $ 0