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The amount or range of possible amounts of gain that could be realized upon the resolution of a contingency.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)					1 Months Ended
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Sep. 15, 2022 USD ($)	May 09, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($)	May 07, 2026 USD ($)	Feb. 26, 2025 lawsuit	Dec. 04, 2024 lawsuit	Sep. 29, 2022 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlements	$ 9,750,000	$ 9,750,000
Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of pending lawsuits \| lawsuit							2
Appian Corp. v. Pegasystems Inc. & Youyong Zou
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Outstanding letters of credit									$ 25,000,000
Letters of credit, canceled						$ 25,000,000
Appian Corp. v. Pegasystems Inc. & Youyong Zou \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement loss		9,750,000
Appian Corp. v. Pegasystems Inc. & Youyong Zou \| Pending Litigation \| Special Dividend to Shareholders
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement loss		$ 7,000,000
Appian Corp. v. Pegasystems Inc. & Youyong Zou \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages awarded, value			$ 2,060,479,287
Appian Corp. v. Pegasystems Inc. & Youyong Zou \| Settled Litigation \| Special Dividend to Shareholders
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement loss	7,000,000
Litigation settlement, payment of plaintiff attorney fees	$ 2,750,000
Class Action, Case 12999 and Case 11220 \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of settlement class that opted out of court approved settlement								3.00%
Number of pending lawsuits \| lawsuit								2
Case 2584CV00541-BLS1 and Case 2584CV00539-BLS1 \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of pending lawsuits \| lawsuit							2
Pegasystems v. Appian Defamation Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Gain contingency, litigation damages claimed					$ 41,900,000
Loss contingency, litigation damages sought by other party					2,330,000,000
Pegasystems v. Appian Defamation Litigation \| Lost Profits of Third Party
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, litigation damages sought by other party					31,800,000
Pegasystems v. Appian Defamation Litigation \| Disgorge of Company Profits
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, litigation damages sought by other party					$ 109,500,000
Trade Secret Misappropriation \| Appian Corp. v. Pegasystems Inc. & Youyong Zou
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Legal fees, post-judgement interest rate, percentage			6.00%
Trade Secret Misappropriation \| Appian Corp. v. Pegasystems Inc. & Youyong Zou \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages awarded, value				$ 2,036,860,045
Violation of the Virginia Computer Crimes Act \| Appian Corp. v. Pegasystems Inc. & Youyong Zou \| Judicial Ruling
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages awarded, value				$ 1.00