VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - AllDale (Detail)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
AllDale I & II \| Cavalier Minerals
Equity Investments
Ownership percentage by limited partners	72.00%
Cavalier Minerals
Equity Investments
Ownership interest in VIE (as a percent)	96.00%
Cavalier Minerals \| Bluegrass Minerals
Equity Investments
Distributions to be received (as a percent)	25.00%
Noncontrolling ownership interest (as a percent)	4.00%
All Dale Minerals III
Equity Investments
Distribution after hurdles (as a percent)	25.00%
Specified internal rate of return (as a percent)	0.10%
Percentage of available cash distributed	125.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary \| AllDale I and II \| AllDale I & II
Equity Investments
Ownership percentage by limited partners	97.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary \| AllDale I and II \| General Partners' Capital
Equity Investments
Distributions to be received (as a percent)	20.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary \| AllDale I and II \| Limited Partners' Capital
Equity Investments
Distributions to be received (as a percent)	80.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary \| All Dale Minerals III \| All Dale Minerals III
Equity Investments
Ownership percentage by limited partners	13.90%

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