INCENTIVE COMPENSATION - Summary of Incentive Compensation Expense (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) MMBoe $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Mboe per day \| MMBoe	42,000
Current ratio	1.0
Performance Cash Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation	$ 4,700
Performance Equity Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation	$ 16,900
Grant of stock units (in shares) \| shares	1,463,202
Weighted-average grant date fair value (in units per share) \| $ / shares	$ 11.55
General and administrative expenses
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Cash—short and long-term incentive plans	$ 996	$ 1,385
Incentive compensation expense	5,547	4,847
General and administrative expenses \| Restricted Common Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation	927	949
General and administrative expenses \| Restricted Performance Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation	3,093	2,161
General and administrative expenses \| Common units \| Board of Directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Incentive compensation expense	$ 531	$ 352

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