SHARE BASED PAYMENTS (Summary Of Share Based Compensation Activity) (Details)			9 Months Ended
	Jun. 21, 2023 d $ / shares shares	Mar. 22, 2022 $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2023 $ / shares shares	Mar. 22, 2023 d
2023 Long Term Incentive Plan
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Weighted average trading price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 9.32
LTIP Unit Awards
Number of Units
Unvested balance, beginning of the period (in shares)			1,105,573
Granted (in shares)		1,104,874	1,297,419
Vested (in shares)			(51,452)
Forfeited (in shares)			0
Unvested balance, end of the period (in shares)			2,351,540
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested balance, beginning of the period (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 9.65
Granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			5.90
Vested (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			5.90
Unvested balance, ending of the period (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 7.66
Performance period (years)		2 years
Volume weighted average share price ( in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 9.32
Trading days \| d				20
LTIP Unit Awards \| 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan
Number of Units
Granted (in shares)	192,545
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Performance period (years)	3 years
Trading days \| d	20
Restricted Share Awards
Number of Units
Unvested balance, beginning of the period (in shares)			164,166
Granted (in shares)			52,710
Vested (in shares)			(122,423)
Forfeited (in shares)			(2,767)
Unvested balance, end of the period (in shares)			91,686
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested balance, beginning of the period (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 9.83
Granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			5.90
Vested (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			10.03
Forfeited (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			10.52
Unvested balance, ending of the period (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 7.29
Share Awards
Number of Units
Unvested balance, beginning of the period (in shares)			0
Granted (in shares)			145,615
Vested (in shares)			(145,615)
Forfeited (in shares)			0
Unvested balance, end of the period (in shares)			0
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 6.36
Vested (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 6.36

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