Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue:
Amortization of customer relationships	$ (70,672)	$ (70,672)	$ (70,672)
Total revenue	919,985	898,202	900,719
Operating expenses:
Direct operating	180,254	157,120	165,386
General and administrative (including $12,778, $13,529 and $19,654 of equity-based compensation in 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively)	62,125	63,838	52,213
Facility idling	4,166	3,997	15,219
Depreciation	131,762	108,790	108,790
Impairment of property and equipment	3,702	5,042	98,179
Impairment of goodwill			575,461
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	222	460	180
Loss on settlement of asset retirement obligations	539
Loss (gain) on asset sale	(2,251)	3,628	2,929
Total operating expenses	380,519	342,875	1,018,357
Operating income (loss)	539,466	555,327	(117,638)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net	(189,948)	(175,281)	(147,007)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	94,218	90,451	86,430
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		(21,757)
Total other expense	(95,730)	(106,587)	(60,577)
Income (loss) before income taxes	443,736	448,740	(178,215)
Income tax benefit (expense)	(117,494)	(117,123)	55,688
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)	$ 326,242	$ 331,617	$ (122,527)
Net income (loss) per share-basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.68	$ 0.69	$ (0.26)
Net income (loss) per share-diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.68	$ 0.69	$ (0.26)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	478,232	477,270	478,278
Diluted (in shares)	480,300	479,736	478,278
Natural Gas, Gathering, Transportation, Marketing and Processing - Affiliate
Revenue:
Total operating revenues	$ 743,265	$ 749,737	$ 711,459
Natural Gas Water Handling and Treatment - Affiliate
Revenue:
Total operating revenues	244,770	218,621	$ 259,932
Natural Gas Water Handling and Treatment
Revenue:
Total operating revenues	$ 2,622	$ 516