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ACQUISITION - Narrative (Details) |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Oct. 18, 2024 USD ($) | Apr. 17, 2024 USD ($) a well | Nov. 13, 2023 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Oct. 07, 2021 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings on the Revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 2,500,000 |  |
Goodwill, Measurement Period Adjustment |  |  |  |  | (3,829,000) |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Consideration Transferred |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000 |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Financial Assets |  |  |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Financial Liabilities |  |  |  |  | 400,000 |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 25,566,000 |  | $ 29,339,000 |
Upstream Assets And Related Facilities | Benchmark |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of real estate acquired | a |  | 140,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of operated producing wells | well |  | 470 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration |  | $ 145,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Transaction expenses paid to Sellers |  | 59,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Upstream Assets And Related Facilities | Other Investors In Benchmark |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash contribution |  | $ 15,250,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Intangibles |  |  |  |  | 2,200,000 |  |  |
Trade names and trademarks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Intangibles |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000 |  |  |
Developed technology | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |
Developed technology | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |
Benchmark |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  |  | $ 10,000,000 | $ 10,000,000 |  |  |  |
Voting rights acquired |  | 73.50% | 50.40% | 50.40% |  |  |  |
Deflecto Acquisition, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash | $ 59,898,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 16,798,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,800,000
Goodwill expected to be deductible | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deflecto Acquisition, Inc. | Deflecto Holdco LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash | 103,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deflecto Acquisition, Inc. | Deflecto Holdco LLC | Deflecto Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings on the Revolving credit facility | $ 48,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deflecto Acquisition, Inc. | Measurement Input, Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Measurement input | 22.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deflecto Acquisition, Inc. | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life | 2 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deflecto Acquisition, Inc. | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life | 15 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deflecto Acquisition, Inc. | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets from acquisition | $ 22,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deflecto Acquisition, Inc. | Trade names and trademarks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets from acquisition | 9,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deflecto Acquisition, Inc. | Developed technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets from acquisition | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deflecto Acquisition, Inc. | Favorable leases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets from acquisition | $ 704,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Manufacturing Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Measurement Period Adjustment |  |  |  |  | $ (3,829,000) |  |  |

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