COMMITMENTS (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Commitments
Remaining 2022	$ 27,545
2023	18,286
2024	12,340
2025	5,797
2026	3,285
Thereafter	8,624
Total commitments	75,877
Environmental Remediation
Commitments
Remaining 2022	740
2023	3,873
2024	3,840
2025	1,036
2026	460
Thereafter	1,374
Total commitments	11,323
Development Projects
Commitments
Remaining 2022	17,803
2023	3,239
2024	267
2025	267
2026	267
Thereafter	3,944
Total commitments	25,787
Commitments
Commitments
Remaining 2022	9,002
2023	11,174
2024	8,233
2025	4,494
2026	2,558
Thereafter	3,306
Total commitments	$ 38,767

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