The amount of royalty generated from effective date of acquisition and date on which acquisition closed.

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The area of land used for production which is used in royalty calculations.

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Represents the maximum value of shares that can be issued from treasury to the public.

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Represents the percentage of gross production less allowed deduction in the calculation of royalty.

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The fair value, at acquisition date, of the consideration transferred in a business combination. [Refer: Business combinations [member]]

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The amount of outstanding funds that the entity is obligated to repay.

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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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The cash outflow to settle borrowings, classified as financing activities. [Refer: Borrowings]

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Subsequent events (Details) $ in Millions			6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Subsequent events (Details) $ in Millions	Aug. 06, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 22, 2019 USD ($) a	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 05, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 19, 2019 USD ($)
Subsequent events
Repayment of credit facility			$ 210.0	$ 27.0
Amount outstanding			$ 435.0	$ 210.0
Subsequent repayment under credit facility
Subsequent events
Repayment of credit facility	$ 50.0
Amount outstanding	$ 225.0				$ 275.0
Marcellus Shale Royalties Pennsylvania
Subsequent events
Purchase price		$ 300.0
Percentage of gross production less deduction		1.00%
Net acres of production \| a		350,000
Royalty generated		$ 9.0
Subsequent authorization for issuance of shares from treasury to public
Subsequent events
Maximum value of shares that can be issued from treasury to the public						$ 200.0