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Financing Receivable, Stated Interest Rate

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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in receivables to be collected from other entities that could exert significant influence over the reporting entity.

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Amount of investment in equity method investee and investment in and advance to affiliate.

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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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Equity Method Investments Narrative (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 AUD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revolving Loans	$ 0.0			$ 0.0
R3 Renewables
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures	$ 3.5	$ 2.5
Middlemount Mine
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Financing receivable, stated interest rate (in percent)	10.00%
Revolving loan limit			$ 50.0
Equity interest percentage of revolving loans limit	50.00%		50.00%
Cash receipts from Middlemount Coal Pty Ltd and other related parties	$ 0.0	$ 143.2