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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Jun. 30, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net income $ 391,810 $ 341,748
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization 987,930 434,089
Stock-based compensation 23,461 17,275
Derivative (gain) loss, net 102,102 (30,087)
Derivative cash settlement loss, net (23,907) (11,885)
Amortization of deferred financing costs and deferred acquisition consideration 25,389 2,305
Loss on property transactions, net 1,430 254
Deferred income tax expense 92,689 89,975
Other, net (1,965) 292
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net (426,819) 32,064
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,172,120 876,030
Cash flows from investing activities:    
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired (867,596) 0
Acquisitions of crude oil and natural gas properties (13,984) (51,247)
Deposits for acquisitions 0 (352,500)
Capital expenditures for drilling and completion activities and other fixed assets (1,090,697) (518,949)
Proceeds from property transactions 171,679 5,764
Purchases of carbon credits and renewable energy credits (1,886) (5,651)
Other, net 0 (621)
Net cash used in investing activities (1,802,484) (923,204)
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Proceeds from credit facility 1,300,000 0
Payments to credit facility (1,200,000) 0
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes 0 2,666,250
Payment of deferred financing costs and other (5,157) (4,215)
Dividends paid (297,357) (347,524)
Common stock repurchased and retired (191,872) (320,305)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 6 444
Payment of employee tax withholdings in exchange for the return of common stock (8,506) (12,610)
Principal payments on finance lease obligations (1,577) 0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (404,463) 1,982,040
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (1,034,827) 1,934,866
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash:    
Beginning of period [1] 1,126,815 768,134
End of period [1] $ 91,988 $ 2,703,000
[1]
(1) Includes $2.0 million of restricted cash and consists of $1.9 million of interest earned on cash held in escrow that is presented in deposits for acquisitions within the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets (“balance sheets”) for the period ended December 31, 2023 and $0.1 million of funds for road maintenance and repairs that is presented in other noncurrent assets within the accompanying balance sheets for all periods presented.