SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Schedule of Derivative Instruments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Asset Derivative Financial Instruments:
Derivative Financial Instruments – current	$ 26,392	$ 8,913
Derivative Financial Instruments – long-term	342	661
Liability Derivative Financial Instruments:
Derivative Financial Instruments – current	627,166	47,005
Derivative Financial Instruments – long-term	50,127	2,364
Derivative Financial Instruments – current
Asset Derivative Financial Instruments:
Derivative Financial Instruments – current	26,392	8,913
Liability Derivative Financial Instruments:
Derivative Financial Instruments – current	627,166	47,005
Derivative Financial Instruments – long-term
Asset Derivative Financial Instruments:
Derivative Financial Instruments – long-term	342	661
Liability Derivative Financial Instruments:
Derivative Financial Instruments – long-term	50,127	2,364
Natural gas price derivatives \| Derivative Financial Instruments – current
Asset Derivative Financial Instruments:
Derivative Financial Instruments – current	23,815	8,913
Liability Derivative Financial Instruments:
Derivative Financial Instruments – current	620,408	45,158
Natural gas price derivatives \| Derivative Financial Instruments – long-term
Asset Derivative Financial Instruments:
Derivative Financial Instruments – long-term	236	661
Liability Derivative Financial Instruments:
Derivative Financial Instruments – long-term	50,127	1,308
Oil price derivatives \| Derivative Financial Instruments – current
Asset Derivative Financial Instruments:
Derivative Financial Instruments – current	2,577	0
Liability Derivative Financial Instruments:
Derivative Financial Instruments – current	5,739	831
Interest rate derivatives \| Derivative Financial Instruments – current
Liability Derivative Financial Instruments:
Derivative Financial Instruments – current	1,019	1,016
Interest rate derivatives \| Derivative Financial Instruments – long-term
Asset Derivative Financial Instruments:
Derivative Financial Instruments – long-term	106	0
Liability Derivative Financial Instruments:
Derivative Financial Instruments – long-term	$ 0	$ 1,056

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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