Derivative, Cash Collateral Held

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- Definition

Derivative Liability, Held For Sale

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- Definition

Derivative, Number of Counterparties

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- Definition

The aggregate fair value of assets that are already posted, at the end of the reporting period, as collateral for derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4H
-Subparagraph (d)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480434/815-10-50-4H

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 40
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-Subparagraph (f)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480237/815-40-50-5

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Nominal volume used to calculate payments on a derivative instrument.

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Derivative and Hedging Activities - Narrative (Details)	12 Months Ended
Derivative and Hedging Activities - Narrative (Details)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) Bcf	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) MMBbls	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) counterparty
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liability, held for sale	$ 65,000,000	$ 65,000,000
Energy Related Derivative
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of counterparties (in counterparties) \| counterparty			14
Energy Related Derivative \| Eagle Ford
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional volume	9.6	4.8
Commodity Contract
Derivative [Line Items]
Collateral held			$ 0
Collateral posted			$ 0