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Sale Of Stock, Compensation Percent Of Gross Proceeds

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Amount of transactions with related party during the financial reporting period.

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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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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025	Nov. 30, 2025	Apr. 30, 2024
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Other accrued liabilities		$ 46,998	$ 32,129
B. Riley Securities, Inc. \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party, compensation gross sale percent				3.00%	3.00%
Fee percent		3.00%
Other accrued liabilities		$ 5,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Credit Agreement \| Annual Fee
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction	$ 3,000
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. \| B. Riley Capital Management, LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percent of common stock		20.00%