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Equity - Noncontrolling Interests Narrative (Details) - Noncontrolling interest, chesapeake granite wash trust	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 shares
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Common units owned (in shares)	23,750,000
Ownership percentage	51.00%

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Percentage of the Variable Interest Entity's (VIE) voting interest owned by (or beneficial interest in) the reporting entity (directly or indirectly).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5A
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123419778&loc=SL6759159-111685

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