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Litigation Settlement Expense Reimbursement

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Number Of Payments For Legal Settlements

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Payments For Legal Settlements, To Be Paid, Year One

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Payments For Legal Settlements, To Be Paid, Year Three

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Payments For Legal Settlements, To Be Paid, Year Two

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Purchase Obligation, Early Contract Termination Percent

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in settlement of litigation and insurance claims. Excludes claims within an insurance entity's normal claims settlement process.

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The amount of expense provided in the period for legal costs incurred on or before the balance sheet date pertaining to resolved, pending or threatened litigation, including arbitration and mediation proceedings.

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Amount awarded from other party in judgment or settlement of litigation.

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Amount awarded to other party in judgment or settlement of litigation.

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Amount of litigation expense, including but not limited to legal, forensic, accounting, and investigative fees.

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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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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Narrative (Details)						1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Narrative (Details)	Jul. 07, 2026 USD ($)	Jun. 23, 2026 USD ($) payment	Dec. 29, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 12, 2024 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) defendant	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cancellation fee							35.00%
Legal fees								$ 2,404,000		$ 5,934,000
Legal expenses and settlement costs								1,155,000	$ 3,241,000	8,395,000	$ 7,808,000
Litigation settlement expense reimbursement								(1,696,000)
Antitrust litigation settlement expense								0	0	2,041,000	0
Antitrust litigation settlement expense									$ (1,482,000)		$ (1,274,000)
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Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Legal expenses and settlement costs								$ 447,000		$ 2,116,000
Settled Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Proceeds from Legal Settlements							$ 2,500,000
Settled Litigation \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement award	$ 17,500,000
Legal fees	$ 1,870,000
Proceeds from Legal Settlements						$ 15,000,000
Independent Contractors Formerly Associated With Douglas Elliman Inc.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of defendants \| defendant										2
Gibson and Umpa
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement award			$ 5,000	$ 7,750,000
Contingent payments					$ 5,000,000
Recognized expense												$ 17,750,000
Tuccori v. At World Properties, LLC, et al.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Escrow payments		$ 100,000
Number of payments \| payment		3
Payments to be made in year one		$ 647,000
Payments to be made in year two		647,000
Payments to be made in year three		$ 647,000