FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Reconciliations Of Level 3 Fair Value Measurements) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	4 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020	Aug. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Beginning of period	$ 0	$ 1,204	$ 885
Issuance of warrants	885	0	0
Loss on change in warrant liability	0	0	18,937
Gain/(loss) on unsettled three-way collars	0	978	0
Settlement loss on three-way collars	0	(2,182)	0
End of period	$ 885	$ 0	$ 19,822

Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Issuance Of Warrants

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Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Loss On Change In Warrant Liability

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income from asset measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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Amount of purchases, (sales), issuances and (settlements) of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as derivative asset (liability) after deduction of derivative liability (asset), measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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