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Dispositions (Details) $ in Thousands |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Oct. 01, 2023 USD ($) customer | Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepayments and other current assets |  |  |  | $ 25,746 | $ 99,884 |
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration for sale of business unit |  |  |  |  |  | $ 165,000
Prepayments and other current assets |  |  |  |  | $ 63,182 |
Gain on sale |  |  | $ 91,236 |  |  |
West Virginia [Member] | Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets |  | $ 1,213 |  |  |  |
West Virginia [Member] | Regulated Natural Gas Utility Assets [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of customers | customer | 13,000 |  |  |  |  |
Percent of regulated natural gas customers sold | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets | $ 39,965 |  |  | $ 41,178 |  |

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