Debt Instrument, Accrued Interest on Redeemed Long Term Debt

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Debt Instrument, Purchase of Outstanding Debt

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Debt Instrument, Redemption Premium

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Payments For Purchase Of Capped Call Related To Convertible Debt

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Amount of increase (decrease) in additional paid in capital (APIC) resulting from recognition of deferred taxes for convertible debt with a beneficial conversion feature.

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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of debt instrument into equity with equity shares divided by debt principal amount.

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Threshold period of specified consecutive trading days within which common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instrument must exceed threshold percentage for specified number of trading days to trigger conversion feature.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The per share price of the Company's stock at which the contract holder of the freestanding contract has the right to purchase or sell the Company's stock at a future date.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)	Jan. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Oct. 15, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($) day $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on Debt Extinguishment					$ 9,953,000	$ 18,653,000	$ 22,934,000	$ 18,653,000
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 1,000
Proceeds from issuance of convertible senior notes									$ 334,650,000
Long-Term Debt			$ 1,920,440,000		1,920,440,000		1,920,440,000				$ 2,214,121,000
Retained earnings			(613,426,000)		(613,426,000)		(613,426,000)				877,894,000
Deferred Income Taxes			(146,621,000)		(146,621,000)		(146,621,000)				(328,601,000)
Decrease in stockholders equity			$ (1,976,988,000)		$ (1,976,988,000)	(3,186,516,000)	$ (1,976,988,000)	(3,186,516,000)	$ (4,422,437,000)	$ (2,537,024,000)	(3,700,273,000)	$ (4,136,931,000)
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Decrease in stockholders equity											59,337,000
Accounting Standards Update 2020-06
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-Term Debt	$ 82,327,000
Value of the embedded conversion	107,260,000
Retained earnings	(5,986,000)
Deferred Income Taxes	22,990,000
Decrease in stockholders equity	78,284,000
Accounting Standards Update 2020-06 \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Retained earnings	$ 24,933,000
Capped Call Transaction
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cost incurred in connection with Capped Calls				$ 35,673,000
Capped Call Transaction \| Call Option \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Strike price (in usd per share) \| $ / shares				$ 12.84
Capped Call Transaction \| Call Option \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Strike price (in usd per share) \| $ / shares				$ 18.19
Senior Notes due March 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate, debt instrument			7.25%		7.25%		7.25%
Debt instrument, unamortized premium			$ 2,401,000		$ 2,401,000		$ 2,401,000				5,609,000
Purchase and retirement of long term debt					350,000,000
Loss on Debt Extinguishment					9,953,000
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 350,000,000		$ 350,000,000		$ 350,000,000				700,000,000
Convertible Senior Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate, debt instrument	2.25%		2.25%		2.25%		2.25%
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 330,654,000		$ 330,654,000		$ 330,654,000				345,000,000
Senior Notes due April 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate, debt instrument			4.75%		4.75%		4.75%
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 400,000,000		$ 400,000,000		$ 400,000,000				400,000,000
Unamortized discount						$ 5,000,000		$ 5,000,000
6.50% Senior Notes due March 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate, debt instrument			6.50%		6.50%	6.50%	6.50%	6.50%
Loss on Debt Extinguishment						$ 10,549,000		$ 10,549,000
Purchase of outstanding debt		$ 246,853,000				165,831,000
Debt instrument, face amount		234,169,000
Redemption premium		11,416,000
Accrued interest on redeemed long term debt		$ 1,268,000
Cardinal States Gathering Company Credit Facility maturing in March 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on Debt Extinguishment						5,830,000		5,830,000
Purchase of outstanding debt						107,705,000
CSG Holdings II LLC Credit Facility maturing in March 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on Debt Extinguishment						2,274,000		$ 2,274,000
Purchase of outstanding debt						$ 39,726,000
Senior Notes due January 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of Senior Notes			$ 500,000,000
Stated rate, debt instrument			7.375%		7.375%		7.375%
Debt instrument, unamortized premium			$ 6,250,000		$ 6,250,000		$ 6,250,000
Debt instrument, face amount			500,000,000		500,000,000		500,000,000
Convertible Debt \| Convertible Senior Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate, debt instrument				2.25%
Loss on Debt Extinguishment							12,981,000
Purchase of outstanding debt							14,346,000
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 345,000,000
Unamortized discount			$ 0		$ 0		$ 0				$ 85,950,000
Conversion ratio (in shares)				77.8816
Conversion price (in usd per share) \| $ / shares			$ 12.84		$ 12.84		$ 12.84
Threshold percentage of stock price trigger				130.00%
Debt issuance costs gross				$ 10,350,000
Convertible Debt \| Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Threshold trading days \| day				20
Threshold consecutive trading days \| day				30
Convertible Debt \| Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Threshold percentage of stock price trigger				98.00%
Threshold trading days \| day				5
Threshold consecutive trading days \| day				10
Convertible Debt \| Convertible 2.25% Senior Notes Due 2026, Additional Option To Initial Purchasers
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 45,000
Convertible Debt \| Convertible 2.25% Senior Notes Due 2026, Liability Component
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs gross				7,024,000
Convertible Debt \| Convertible 2.25% Senior Notes Due 2026, Equity Component
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs gross				$ 3,326,000