SEGMENT REPORTING - Segment Income and Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 122,312	$ 125,102
Cost of revenues:
Total cost of revenues	92,658	52,829
Segment gross (loss) profit	29,654	72,273
Other operating expenses:
Sales and marketing expenses - industrial and manufacturing operations	7,217	6,908
Amortization of intangible assets	18,400	13,100
General and administrative expenses	55,363	44,429
Operating (loss) income	(32,926)	20,936
Total other income (expense)	(5,221)	46,490
(Loss) income before income taxes	(38,147)	67,426
Parent Company
Other operating expenses:
General and administrative expenses	30,319	27,306
Operating Segments
Other operating expenses:
General and administrative expenses	32,261	24,031
Total other operating expenses	32,261	24,031
Operating (loss) income	(2,607)	48,242
Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Revenues	19,525	89,156
Cost of revenues:
Total cost of revenues	24,551	34,164
Segment gross (loss) profit	(5,026)	54,992
Intellectual property operations | Operating Segments
Other operating expenses:
General and administrative expenses	8,826	7,402
Total other operating expenses	8,826	7,402
Operating (loss) income	(13,852)	47,590
Industrial operations
Revenues:
Revenues	30,421	35,098
Cost of revenues:
Total cost of revenues	14,912	18,009
Segment gross (loss) profit	15,509	17,089
Industrial operations | Operating Segments
Other operating expenses:
General and administrative expenses	13,705	16,365
Total other operating expenses	13,705	16,365
Operating (loss) income	1,804	724
Energy operations
Revenues:
Revenues	49,183	848
Cost of revenues:
Total cost of revenues	36,291	656
Segment gross (loss) profit	12,892	192
Energy operations | Operating Segments
Other operating expenses:
General and administrative expenses	3,427	264
Total other operating expenses	3,427	264
Operating (loss) income	9,465	(72)
Manufacturing Operations
Revenues:
Revenues	23,183	0
Cost of revenues:
Total cost of revenues	16,904	0
Segment gross (loss) profit	6,279
Other operating expenses:
Amortization of intangible assets	609
Manufacturing Operations | Operating Segments
Other operating expenses:
General and administrative expenses	6,303
Total other operating expenses	6,303
Operating (loss) income	(24)
License fees
Revenues:
Revenues	19,525	89,156
License fees | Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Revenues	19,525	89,156
License fees | Industrial operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0
License fees | Energy operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0
License fees | Manufacturing Operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0
Revenues - industrial operations
Revenues:
Revenues	30,421	35,098
Revenues - industrial operations | Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0
Revenues - industrial operations | Industrial operations
Revenues:
Revenues	30,421	35,098
Revenues - industrial operations | Energy operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0
Revenues - industrial operations | Manufacturing Operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0
Services
Revenues:
Revenues	3,346	3,494
Oil sales
Revenues:
Revenues	26,468	256
Oil sales | Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0
Oil sales | Industrial operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0
Oil sales | Energy operations
Revenues:
Revenues	26,468	256
Oil sales | Manufacturing Operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0
Natural gas sales
Revenues:
Revenues	9,194	372
Natural gas sales | Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0
Natural gas sales | Industrial operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0
Natural gas sales | Energy operations
Revenues:
Revenues	9,194	372
Natural gas sales | Manufacturing Operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0
Natural gas liquids sales
Revenues:
Revenues	13,014	220
Natural gas liquids sales | Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0
Natural gas liquids sales | Industrial operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0
Natural gas liquids sales | Energy operations
Revenues:
Revenues	13,014	220
Natural gas liquids sales | Manufacturing Operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0
Other service sales
Revenues:
Revenues	507
Other service sales | Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0
Other service sales | Industrial operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0
Other service sales | Energy operations
Revenues:
Revenues	507
Other service sales | Manufacturing Operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0
Transportation Safety
Revenues:
Revenues	7,782
Transportation Safety | Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0
Transportation Safety | Industrial operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0
Transportation Safety | Energy operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0
Transportation Safety | Manufacturing Operations
Revenues:
Revenues	7,782
Air Distribution
Revenues:
Revenues	7,977
Air Distribution | Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0
Air Distribution | Industrial operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0
Air Distribution | Energy operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0
Air Distribution | Manufacturing Operations
Revenues:
Revenues	7,977
Office Product
Revenues:
Revenues	7,424
Office Product | Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0
Office Product | Industrial operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0
Office Product | Energy operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0
Office Product | Manufacturing Operations
Revenues:
Revenues	7,424
Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Revenues	19,525	89,156
Cost of revenues:
Total cost of revenues	$ 24,551	$ 34,164