The amount of accrued expenses on exploratory drilling.

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The amount committed to fund exploratory drilling.

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The remaining amount at the end of the period committed to fund exploratory drilling.

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The settlement amount for accrued expenses on exploratory drilling.

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Exploration costs incurred, including capitalized costs and costs charged to expense, in oil and gas activities.

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-SubTopic 235
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Exploration expenses (including prospecting) related to oil and gas producing entities and would be included in operating expenses of that entity. Costs incurred in identifying areas that may warrant examination and in examining specific areas that are considered to have prospects of containing oil and gas reserves, including costs of drilling exploratory wells and exploratory-type stratigraphic test wells. Exploration costs may be incurred both before acquiring the related property (sometimes referred to in part as prospecting costs) and after acquiring the property. Principal types of exploration costs, which include depreciation and applicable operating costs of support equipment and facilities and other costs of exploration activities, are: (i) Costs of topographical, geographical and geophysical studies, rights of access to properties to conduct those studies, and salaries and other expenses of geologists, geophysical crews, and others conducting those studies. Collectively, these are sometimes referred to as geological and geophysical or "G&G" costs. (ii) Costs of carrying and retaining undeveloped properties, such as delay rentals, ad valorem taxes on properties, legal costs for title defense, and the maintenance of land and lease records. (iii) Dry hole contributions and bottom hole contributions. (iv) Costs of drilling and equipping exploratory wells. (v) Costs of drilling exploratory-type stratigraphic test wells.

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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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Amount of litigation expense, including but not limited to legal, forensic, accounting, and investigative fees.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 AUD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 12, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Exploration expense		$ 149	$ 15
Litigation settlement expense		0
Cooper Basin
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Commitment to fund exploratory drilling	$ 10.6				$ 6,500
Exploration costs incurred	7.2	4,400
Remaining commitment to fund exploratory drilling	$ 3.5				$ 2,100
Exploration expense		$ 100
Accrued expenses on exploratory drilling				$ 3,500
Settlement amount for accrued expenses on exploratory drilling				$ 900