Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]

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Commitments For Operating Agreements

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478964/842-20-50-6

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in fifth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in fourth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in third fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in second fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions.

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The amount purchased during the period under an unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation (for example, under the take-or-pay or throughput contract).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 440
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (d)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482648/440-10-50-4

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Commitments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Commitments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Future rental payments, due year one	$ 290,474
Future rental payments, due year two	123,487
Future rental payments, due year three	66,521
Future rental payments, due year four	59,398
Future rental payments, due year five	56,849
Commitments for capital expenditures	417,000
Gulf of America
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Commitments for capital expenditures	53,600
Eagle Ford Shale
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Commitments for capital expenditures	112,200
Canada
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Commitments for capital expenditures	31,200
Vietnam
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Commitments for capital expenditures	220,000
Commitments for operating agreements	178,000
Processing production handling and transportation services
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Future rental payments, due year one	148,800
Future rental payments, due year two	117,700
Future rental payments, due year three	105,500
Future rental payments, due year four	96,000
Future rental payments, due year five	64,200
Processing and transportation charges	$ 225,900	$ 295,100	$ 216,400