OIL AND NATURAL GAS INTERESTS (Details)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) a	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) a
Oil and natural gas interests:
Subject to depletion	$ 2,320,332,000		$ 2,167,598,000
Not subject to depletion	1,262,269,000		1,297,221,000
Gross oil and natural gas interests	3,582,601,000		3,464,819,000
Accumulated depletion and impairment	(751,221,000)		(720,234,000)
Oil and natural gas interests, net	2,831,380,000		2,744,585,000
Land	5,688,000		5,688,000
Property, net	$ 2,837,068,000		$ 2,750,273,000
Mineral properties, net royalty acres \| a	27,134		26,315
Impairment	$ 0	$ 0

The sum of the capitalized costs incurred, as of the balance sheet date, of unproved properties excluded from amortization including acquisition costs, exploration costs, development costs, and production costs.

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Capitalized costs of proved properties incurred for any combination mineral interests acquisitions; wells and related equipment; support equipment and facilities; and uncompleted wells and equipment and other costs not previously disclosed within this table.

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