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ACQUISITIONS - Asset acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands							9 Months Ended
ACQUISITIONS - Asset acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands	Aug. 02, 2022 USD ($) oz	Mar. 24, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 22, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 14, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 23, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 22, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) oz	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Acquisitions
Payment to acquire interest							$ 715,829	$ 384,315
NX Gold
Acquisitions
Payment to acquire interest			$ 3,200
Cortez
Acquisitions
Payment to acquire interest	$ 525,000
GSR royalty (as a percent)	1.20%
Gold delivered (in ounces) \| oz	15,000,000
Quantity of gold attributable to royalty \| oz							3,300
Royalty payable term	45 days
Production payable (as a percent)	40.00%
Cortez \| Minimum
Acquisitions
GSR royalty (as a percent)	0.00%
Spot price adjustment threshold \| oz	400
Cortez \| Maximum
Acquisitions
GSR royalty (as a percent)	3.00%
Spot price adjustment threshold \| oz	900
Cortez \| Production stage royalty interests
Acquisitions
Payment to acquire interest	$ 199,000
Cortez \| Exploration stage royalty interests
Acquisitions
Payment to acquire interest	$ 326,000
Cortez \| Barrick \| Fourmile
Acquisitions
Ownership percentage held	100.00%
Lawyers Project
Acquisitions
Payment to acquire interest		$ 8,000
Net smelter return (NSR) (as a percent)		0.50%
Lawyers Project \| Exploration stage royalty interests
Acquisitions
Payment to acquire interest		$ 8,000
Khoemacau
Acquisitions
Payment to acquire interest				$ 16,500	$ 10,000
Production payable (as a percent)				100.00%	93.00%	90.00%
Variable loan receivable							$ 25,000
Interest receivable							$ 4,400
Ranch Project
Acquisitions
Royalty that can be acquired (as a percent)		2.00%