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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net income $ 687,613 $ 481,420
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization 1,511,859 754,558
Stock-based compensation 36,122 25,577
Derivative (gain) loss, net (48,927) 120,574
Derivative cash settlement loss, net (5,712) (44,907)
Amortization of deferred financing costs and deferred acquisition consideration 38,927 5,706
Loss on property transactions, net 1,430 254
Deferred income tax expense 187,395 138,972
Other, net (3,000) (409)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net (398,549) (86,173)
Net cash provided by operating activities 2,007,158 1,395,572
Cash flows from investing activities:    
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired (905,096) (3,650,491)
Acquisitions of crude oil and natural gas properties (24,344) (60,975)
Capital expenditures for drilling and completion activities and other fixed assets (1,632,107) (782,119)
Proceeds from property transactions 163,280 5,764
Purchases of carbon credits and renewable energy credits (3,918) (5,864)
Other, net 2,000 (3,178)
Net cash used in investing activities (2,400,185) (4,496,863)
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Proceeds from credit facility 1,650,000 1,120,000
Payments to credit facility (1,600,000) (470,000)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes 0 2,666,250
Payment of deferred financing costs and other (6,509) (42,909)
Dividends paid (446,213) (511,031)
Common stock repurchased and retired (269,861) (320,398)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 10 458
Payment of employee tax withholdings in exchange for the return of common stock (11,641) (13,302)
Principal payments on finance lease obligations (2,499) (483)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (686,713) 2,428,585
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (1,079,740) (672,706)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash:    
Beginning of period [1] 1,126,815 768,134
End of period [1] $ 47,075 $ 95,428
[1]
(1) Includes $2.0 million of restricted cash consisting of $1.9 million of interest earned on cash held in escrow that is presented in deposits for acquisitions and $0.1 million of funds for road maintenance and repairs that is presented in other noncurrent assets within the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets (“balance sheets”) for the period ended December 31, 2023.