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Fair Value - Schedule of Quantitative Information (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) MMBTU $ / MMBTU
Equity Investments [Member] | Recurring fair value [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Equity investments	$ 54,284	[1]
Equity Investments [Member] | Recurring fair value [Member] | Market Approach [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Equity investments, time to liquidity event	2 years
Equity Investments [Member] | Recurring fair value [Member] | Discounted Cash Flows [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Equity investments, terminal date	2024
Equity Investments [Member] | Recurring fair value [Member] | Discount Rate [Member] | Market Approach [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Equity investments, measurement input	30
Equity Investments [Member] | Recurring fair value [Member] | Discount Rate [Member] | Discounted Cash Flows [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Equity investments, measurement input	25
Equity Investments [Member] | Recurring fair value [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Market Approach [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Equity investments, comparable enterprise values	$ 130,000
Equity Investments [Member] | Recurring fair value [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Revenue Market Multiples [Member] | Discounted Cash Flows [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Equity investments, measurement input	1.44
Equity investments, revenue market multiples	$ 4,000
Equity Investments [Member] | Recurring fair value [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Market Multiple Reduction [Member] | Discounted Cash Flows [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Equity investments, measurement input	30
Equity Investments [Member] | Recurring fair value [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Market Approach [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Equity investments, comparable enterprise values	$ 388,600
Equity Investments [Member] | Recurring fair value [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Revenue Market Multiples [Member] | Discounted Cash Flows [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Equity investments, measurement input	6.55
Equity investments, revenue market multiples	$ 337,000
Equity Investments [Member] | Recurring fair value [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Market Multiple Reduction [Member] | Discounted Cash Flows [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Equity investments, measurement input	50
Equity Investments [Member] | Recurring fair value [Member] | Weighted Average [Member] | Market Approach [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Equity investments, comparable enterprise values	$ 246,000
Equity Investments [Member] | Recurring fair value [Member] | Weighted Average [Member] | Revenue Market Multiples [Member] | Discounted Cash Flows [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Equity investments, measurement input	2.88
Equity Investments [Member] | Recurring fair value [Member] | Weighted Average [Member] | Market Multiple Reduction [Member] | Discounted Cash Flows [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Equity investments, measurement input	40
Natural Gas Exchange Agreements [Member] | Purchase [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Internally Derived Weighted Average Cost Of Gas [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Derivative, Forward Price | $ / MMBTU	2.89
Transaction/Delivery Volumes | MMBTU	140,000
Natural Gas Exchange Agreements [Member] | Purchase [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Internally Derived Weighted Average Cost Of Gas [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Derivative, Forward Price | $ / MMBTU	4.19
Transaction/Delivery Volumes | MMBTU	370,000
Natural Gas Exchange Agreements [Member] | Purchase [Member] | Weighted Average [Member] | Internally Derived Weighted Average Cost Of Gas [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Derivative, Forward Price | $ / MMBTU	3.47
Natural Gas Exchange Agreements [Member] | Sales [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Internally Derived Weighted Average Cost Of Gas [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Derivative, Forward Price | $ / MMBTU	3.11
Transaction/Delivery Volumes | MMBTU	75,000
Natural Gas Exchange Agreements [Member] | Sales [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Internally Derived Weighted Average Cost Of Gas [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Derivative, Forward Price | $ / MMBTU	23.47
Transaction/Delivery Volumes | MMBTU	310,000
Natural Gas Exchange Agreements [Member] | Sales [Member] | Weighted Average [Member] | Internally Derived Weighted Average Cost Of Gas [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Derivative, Forward Price | $ / MMBTU	8.88
Natural Gas Exchange Agreements [Member] | Recurring fair value [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Derivative Liability	$ (17,734)
Level 3 [Member] | Equity Investments [Member] | Recurring fair value [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Equity investments	$ 54,284	[1]
[1] These assets are included in other property and investments-net and other non-current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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