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JOINT VENTURES - Ares (Details) |  |  | 1 Months Ended |
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Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Oct. 27, 2020 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2018 MW MMcf | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) plant
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of plants | plant |  |  |  | 2
Redeemable noncontrolling interest, equity, preferred, redemption value |  |  |  | $ 138,000,000
EHP Notes |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash acquired | $ 2,000,000 | $ 2,000,000 |  |
Percentage of common acquired |  | 20.80% |  |
EHP Notes | Senior Notes (Unsecured) |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument face amount |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |
Ares JV | Class A common interest |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of common interest held by CRC |  |  | 50.00% |
Ares JV | Class C common interest |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of common interest held by CRC |  |  | 95.25% |
Ares JV | ECR | Class A common interest |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of common interest held by ECR |  |  | 50.00% |
Ares JV | ECR | Class C common interest |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of common interest held by ECR |  |  | 4.75% |
Ares JV | ECR | Class B preferred interest |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of common interest held by ECR |  |  | 100.00% |
Ares JV | Natural gas power and Gas processing plants |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Power plant capacity | MW |  |  | 550 |
Gas processing plant capacity | MMcf |  |  | 200 |

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