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ORGANIZATION AND PRESENTATION (Details) $ in Thousands |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 07, 2023 USD ($) a | Sep. 08, 2023 USD ($) | Feb. 22, 2023 USD ($) a | Oct. 26, 2022 USD ($) a | Sep. 09, 2022 USD ($) a | Apr. 05, 2022 USD ($) | Oct. 13, 2021 USD ($) a | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) a | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Aug. 22, 2023 USD ($) | Jun. 02, 2022 USD ($)
Ownership interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty acres, net | a |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67,700 |  |  |  |
Oil & gas royalty acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24,225 |  | $ 30,960 |  |
Payments for acquisitions of businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,459 | $ 92,618 |  |  |
JC Resources acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (72,250) |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,566,701 | 2,419,967 | 1,579,230 |  |
Income from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 672,397 | 667,443 | 223,763 |  |
Contributions to equity method investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,518) | (24,087) |  |  |
Payment to acquire investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49,560 | 42,000 |  |  |
Equity investment without readily determinable fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 92,541 | 42,000 |  |  |
Infinitum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment to acquire investment |  | $ 24,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42,000 |  |  |
Ascend |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity investment without readily determinable fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,000 |
Francis Renewable Energy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contributions to equity method investments |  |  |  |  |  | $ (20,000) |  |  | (20,000) |  |  |
NGP ET IV |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contributions to equity method investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,518) | (4,087) |  |  |
Funding commitment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,000
Belvedere |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty acres, net | a |  |  |  |  | 394 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for acquisitions of businesses |  |  |  |  | $ 11,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Jase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty acres, net | a |  |  |  | 3,928 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for acquisitions of businesses |  |  |  | $ 81,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Skyland |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty acres, net | a | 2,372 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for acquisitions of businesses | $ 14,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Boulders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty acres, net | a |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,480 |  |  |  |  |
Oil & gas royalty acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 31,000 |  |  |  |  |
JC Resources |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty acres, net | a |  |  | 2,682 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
JC Resources acquisition |  |  | $ 72,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,600 | 13,500 | 9,300 |  |
Income from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,000 | $ 4,600 |  |

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