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Asset Acquisition, Right of First Refusal, Ownership Percentage

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Amount of asset retirement obligations settled, or otherwise disposed of, during the period. This may include asset retirement obligations transferred to third parties associated with the sale of a long-lived asset.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Disclosure of the difference in values (gain (loss)) between the nonmonetary assets or liabilities exchanged with another entity inclusive of boot (small monetary consideration).

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The cash inflow from sale of buildings.

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Acquisitions, Divestitures and Disposal of Assets and Oil and Gas Properties - Acquisitions and Divestitures (Details)		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 10, 2020 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
ARO liabilities settled or disposed			$ 6,866,000	$ 5,379,000
Royalty Interest of Wells from SandRidge Mississippian Trust II
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Asset acquisition, right of first refusal, assets acquired, value, net					$ 3,300,000
Asset acquisition, right of first refusal, ownership percentage					0.376
Oil and Gas Properties
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
ARO liabilities settled or disposed		$ 5,400,000
Gain (loss) recognized on transfer		$ 0
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Corporate Headquarters Building
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of building	$ 35,400,000