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Equity-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Details)		1 Months Ended		11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 19, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) day $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation					$ 14,700,000
Fair value of awards vested					$ 4,000,000
Associated tax benefit		$ 0		$ 0			$ 7,800,000
2020 Incentive Compensation Program
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation						$ 400,000
Compensation program payments made						15,600,000
Incentive distribution expensed						4,100,000
Employee related reorganization charges				4,300,000
June 2020 Incentive Payment
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Excess of cash retention payments over amounts already recognized			$ 2,100,000
Officers and Certain Other Senior Employees \| 2020 Incentive Compensation Program
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Incentive distribution, distribution capitalized as prepaid expense						$ 8,800,000
All Other Employees \| June 2020 Incentive Payment
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation program payments made			$ 2,700,000
Restricted stock awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period					3 years
Unrecognized expense					$ 2,700,000
Unrecognized expense recognition period					1 year 9 months 18 days
Weighted average grant date, shares outstanding (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 37.35			$ 41.37	$ 37.35
Weighted average grant date fair value of awards granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 126.89
Restricted stock awards \| Amended And Restated 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period					3 years
Fair value of awards vested				$ 47,300,000			$ 14,600,000
Weighted average grant date fair value of awards granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 3.06			$ 6.61
Restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period					4 years
Unrecognized expense					$ 26,900,000
Unrecognized expense recognition period					3 years 1 month 6 days
Vesting percentage					25.00%
Weighted average grant date, shares outstanding (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		0			$ 62.66	0
Weighted average grant date fair value of awards granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 62.61
Restricted stock units \| Officers and Certain Other Senior Employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	34.00%
Performance share units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized expense					$ 8,800,000
Unrecognized expense recognition period					2 years 8 months 12 days
Weighted average grant date, shares outstanding (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		0			$ 63.95	0
Weighted average grant date fair value of awards granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 63.95
Number of trading days \| day					30
Performance share units \| Amended And Restated 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of awards vested				$ 7,600,000			$ 2,600,000
Weighted average grant date fair value of awards granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 2.56			$ 6.80
Right to received shares of common stock (in shares) \| shares					1
Performance share units \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted, percentage of earnings					0.00%
Performance share units \| Minimum \| Amended And Restated 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted, percentage of earnings				0.00%
Performance share units \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted, percentage of earnings					150.00%
Performance share units \| Maximum \| Amended And Restated 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted, percentage of earnings				240.00%
Performance share units \| Company's Oil and Gas Peers
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Eligible to be earned, pecentage					0.50
Performance share units \| Broad Based Russell 2000 Index
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Eligible to be earned, pecentage					0.50
Leveraged stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized expense					$ 15,400,000
Unrecognized expense recognition period					2 years 7 months 6 days
Weighted average grant date, shares outstanding (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		0			$ 78.79	0
Weighted average grant date fair value of awards granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 78.79
Leveraged stock units \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period					3 years
Shares granted, percentage of earnings					0.00%
Leveraged stock units \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period					4 years
Shares granted, percentage of earnings					300.00%
Phantom unit awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period					3 years
Unrecognized expense					$ 1,900,000
Unrecognized expense recognition period					2 years 10 months 24 days
Weighted average grant date, shares outstanding (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0			$ 127.91	$ 0
Weighted average grant date fair value of awards granted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 127.91
Continuing Operations
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation					$ 500,000
Continuing Operations \| Equity Classified LTIP Awards \| Amended And Restated 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation				$ 29,800,000			$ 32,800,000
Continuing Operations \| Liability Classified LTIP Awards \| Amended And Restated 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation				1,200,000			2,400,000
Discontinued Operations
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation					$ 800,000
Discontinued Operations \| Equity Classified LTIP Awards \| Amended And Restated 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation				1,500,000			900,000
Discontinued Operations \| Liability Classified LTIP Awards \| Amended And Restated 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation				$ 200,000			$ 100,000