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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND OTHER BENEFIT PLANS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 13, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Jun. 25, 2020
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash received |  |  |  | $ 400,000 | $ 700,000 | $ 300,000 |  |
Granted (in shares) |  | 549,495 |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) |  | $ 5.96 |  |  |  |  |  |
Intrinsic performance stock option award |  |  |  | $ 500,000 | 600,000 | 1,200,000 |  |
Severance cost as percentage of target bonus |  |  |  | 75.00% |  |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance cost as percentage of salary |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance cost as percentage of salary |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |
TransGlobe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred, equity interests issued | $ 6,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Awards Granted 2023 | TransGlobe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payment award, revalued equity awards, gain | $ 600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Settled in cash |  |  |  | $ 200,000 | 400,000 | 800,000 |  |
Intrinsic performance stock option award |  |  |  | $ 200,000 | $ 400,000 | $ 800,000 |  |
Grants in period (in shares) |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payment award, award vesting period (in year) |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option | Tranche One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payment award, award vesting period (in year) |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, expiration period (in year) |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payment award, award vesting rights, percentage |  | 33.33% |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum share price over 30 Day period (in dollars per share) |  | $ 6.85 |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option | Tranche Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payment award, award vesting period (in year) |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payment award, award vesting rights, percentage |  | 33.33% |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum share price over 30 Day period (in dollars per share) |  | $ 7.88 |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option | Tranche Three |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payment award, award vesting period (in year) |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payment award, award vesting rights, percentage |  | 33.33% |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum share price over 30 Day period (in dollars per share) |  | $ 9.09 |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intrinsic performance stock option award |  |  |  | 43,100 |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost |  |  |  | $ 1,600,000 |  |  |  |
unrecognized compensation cost weighted average period (in year) |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |
Performance stock option awards exercised (in shares) |  |  |  | 72,864 |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payment award, award vesting period (in year) |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost |  |  |  | $ 3,800,000 |  |  |  |
unrecognized compensation cost weighted average period (in year) |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |
Fair value of vested restricted stock awards |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000.0 | $ 1,500,000 | $ 2,400,000 |  |
Fair value per share of restricted stock awards (in dollars per share) |  |  |  | $ 4.42 | $ 3.92 | $ 2.25 |  |
Grants in period (in shares) |  |  |  | 838,000 |  |  |  |
Performance Share Units (PSUs) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Performance stock option awards exercised (in shares) |  |  |  | 19,742 |  |  |  |
PSUs granted target percentage |  |  |  |  | 64.40% |  |  |
Performance Share Units (PSUs) | Awards Granted, 2021 and 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PSUs granted target percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 200.00% | 200.00% |
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payment award, award vesting period (in year) |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost |  |  |  | $ 1,300,000 |  |  |  |
unrecognized compensation cost weighted average period (in year) |  |  |  | 6 months |  |  |  |
Performance stock option awards exercised (in shares) |  |  |  | 30,189 |  |  |  |
Fair value of vested restricted stock awards |  |  |  | $ 600,000 |  |  |  |
Fair value per share of restricted stock awards (in dollars per share) |  |  |  | $ 4.23 |  |  |  |
Deferred Share Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity instruments other than options, vested, outstanding (in shares) |  |  |  | 101,313 |  |  |  |
The 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorized (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,500,000
Number of additional shares authorized (in shares) |  |  | 3,750,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares available for grant (in shares) |  |  |  | 5,140,880 |  |  |  |

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