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SEGMENT REPORTING - Revenue by Geographical Area (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | $ 125,102 | $ 59,223
Intellectual property operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 89,156 | 19,508
Industrial operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 35,098 | 39,715
Energy operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 848 |
Americas |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 96,997 | 36,579
Americas | Intellectual property operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 80,921 | 18,893
Americas | Industrial operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 15,228 | 17,686
Americas | Energy operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 848 |
United States |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 95,383 | 34,423
United States | Intellectual property operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 80,407 | 18,882
United States | Industrial operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 14,128 | 15,541
United States | Energy operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 848 |
Canada and Latin America |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 1,614 | 2,156
Canada and Latin America | Intellectual property operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 514 | 11
Canada and Latin America | Industrial operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 1,100 | 2,145
Canada and Latin America | Energy operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 0 |
Europe, Middle East and Africa |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 8,935 | 9,887
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Intellectual property operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 0 | 589
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Industrial operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 8,935 | 9,298
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Energy operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 0 |
Asia Pacific |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 19,170 | 12,757
Asia Pacific | Intellectual property operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 8,235 | 26
Asia Pacific | Industrial operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 10,935 | 12,731
Asia Pacific | Energy operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 0 |
China |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 11,712 | 5,207
China | Intellectual property operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 8,200 | 0
China | Industrial operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 3,512 | 5,207
China | Energy operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 0 |
India |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 2,849 | 2,957
India | Intellectual property operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0
India | Industrial operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 2,849 | 2,957
India | Energy operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 0 |
Asia-Pacific, excluding China and India |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 4,609 | 4,593
Asia-Pacific, excluding China and India | Intellectual property operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 35 | 26
Asia-Pacific, excluding China and India | Industrial operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 4,574 | $ 4,567
Asia-Pacific, excluding China and India | Energy operations |  |
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | $ 0 |

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