SUPERIOR INVESTMENT (Schedule of Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 213,975	$ 64,140
Accounts receivable	[1]	57,776	87,248
Prepaid expenses and other		3,718	5,542
Total current assets		275,469	156,930
Property and Equipment:
Gas gathering and processing equipment		0	274,748
Transportation equipment		2,628	4,550
Property, plant and equipment, gross, total		271,898	579,423
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization, and impairment		96,605	128,880
Net property and equipment		175,293	450,543
Right of use asset		6,551	12,445
Other Assets, Noncurrent		10,284	9,559
Total assets		469,255	629,477
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		20,356	58,625
Accrued liabilities		18,716	22,450
Operating Lease, Liability, Current		1,605	3,791
Current portion of other long-term liabilities		3,989	5,574
Total current liabilities		68,232	151,138
Long-term debt less debt issuance costs		0	19,200
Long-term operating lease payments		5,035	8,677
Other long-term liabilities		$ 33,362	32,939
VIE
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents			17,246
Accounts receivable			42,628
Prepaid expenses and other			1,263
Total current assets			61,137
Property and Equipment:
Gas gathering and processing equipment			274,748
Transportation equipment			2,801
Property, plant and equipment, gross, total			277,549
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization, and impairment			53,792
Net property and equipment			223,757
Right of use asset			3,485
Other Assets, Noncurrent			2,226
Total assets			290,605
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable			34,010
Accrued liabilities			5,292
Operating Lease, Liability, Current			1,450
Current portion of other long-term liabilities			1,548
Total current liabilities			42,300
Long-term debt less debt issuance costs			19,200
Long-term operating lease payments			2,036
Total liabilities			$ 63,536

[1] Unit Corporation no longer consolidates the balance sheet of Superior Pipeline Company, L.L.C. (Superior) as of December 31, 2022, as discussed in Note 2 - Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 19 - Superior Investment. Unit Corporation's consolidated total assets as of December 31, 2021 included current and long-term assets of Superior of $61.1 million and $229.5 million, respectively, which could only be used to settle obligations of Superior. Unit Corporation's consolidated cash and cash equivalents of $64.1 million as of December 31, 2021 included $17.2 million held by Superior.