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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Derivatives Narrative (Detail)		9 Months Ended
	Nov. 02, 2023 MMBTU $ / Mcf	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) MMBTU $ / Mcf
Derivative [Line Items]
Cash flow hedges derivative instruments | $		$ 0
Natural Gas Swap Contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Volume (in MMBTU) | MMBTU		91,500,000
Average price (in dollars per MMBtu) | $ / Mcf		3.55
Natural Gas Swap Contracts | Subsequent Event
Derivative [Line Items]
Volume (in MMBTU) | MMBTU	47,580,000
Average price (in dollars per MMBtu) | $ / Mcf	3.56

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- Definition

Net fair value of all derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedging instruments, which is ordinarily reflected within other comprehensive income.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
-SubTopic 10
-Topic 815
-Publisher FASB
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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-Topic 815
-SubTopic 40
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
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-Publisher FASB
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