VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - All Dale III (Detail) - All Dale Minerals III - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Feb. 28, 2017
Investments
Other Commitment		$ 30.0
Distribution after hurdles (as a percent)	25.00%
Specified internal rate of return (as a percent)	10.00%
Percentage of available cash distributed	125.00%
All Dale Minerals III
Investments
Ownership percentage by limited partners	13.90%

The specified internal rate of return to determine distribution percentage, as a percent.

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Percentage investment held by members or limited partners of limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 272
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (b)
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Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions.

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