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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - AllDale (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
Carrying value of investment	$ 33,555	$ 35,532	$ 45,693	$ 46,503
Cavalier Minerals
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
Ownership interest in VIE (as a percent)	96.00%
Cavalier Minerals \| Bluegrass Minerals
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
Distributions to be received (as a percent)	25.00%
Noncontrolling ownership interest (as a percent)	4.00%
AllDale III \| Cavalier Minerals
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
Ownership percentage by limited partners	72.00%
AllDale III
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
Distribution after hurdles (as a percent)	25.00%
Specified internal rate of return (as a percent)	10.00%
Percentage of available cash distributed	125.00%
Carrying value of investment	$ 21,900
VIE, Primary Beneficiary \| AllDale I and II \| AllDale III
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
Ownership percentage by limited partners	97.00%
VIE, Primary Beneficiary \| AllDale I and II \| General Partners' Capital
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
Distributions to be received (as a percent)	20.00%
VIE, Primary Beneficiary \| AllDale I and II \| Limited Partners' Capital
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
Distributions to be received (as a percent)	80.00%
VIE, Not Primary Beneficiary \| AllDale III \| AllDale III
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
Ownership percentage by limited partners	13.90%