SEGMENT REPORTING - Segment Income and Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 51,237	$ 25,838	$ 175,659	$ 50,158
Cost of revenues:
Total cost of revenues	44,695	19,080	110,180	31,445
Segment gross (loss) profit	6,542	6,758	65,479	18,713
Other operating expenses:
Sales and marketing expenses - industrial and manufacturing operations	3,381	1,387	6,693	2,942
Amortization of intangible assets	6,300	3,700	11,700	7,500
General and administrative expenses	15,546	10,129	32,866	22,616
Operating income (loss)	(12,385)	(4,758)	25,920	(6,845)
Total other income (expense)	11,495	(11,132)	2,799	(10,343)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(890)	(15,890)	28,719	(17,188)
Cost of revenues - industrial operations	3,406	3,277
Cost of production	12,309	10,038
Parent Company
Other operating expenses:
General and administrative expenses	6,313	5,520	11,090	12,257
Operating Segments
Other operating expenses:
General and administrative expenses	12,614	5,996	28,469	13,301
Total other operating expenses	12,614	5,996	28,469	13,301
Operating income (loss)	(6,072)	762	37,010	5,412
Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Revenues	329	5,333	70,234	18,956
Cost of revenues:
Total cost of revenues	6,558	5,765	34,470	12,766
Segment gross (loss) profit	(6,229)	(432)	35,764	6,190
Other operating expenses:
Amortization of intangible assets	5,400	3,200	9,900	6,700
Cost of revenues - industrial operations	0	0
Cost of production	0	0
Intellectual property operations | Operating Segments
Other operating expenses:
General and administrative expenses	1,384	1,821	4,869	5,161
Total other operating expenses	1,384	1,821	4,869	5,161
Operating income (loss)	(7,613)	(2,253)	30,895	1,029
Industrial operations
Revenues:
Revenues	6,590	6,335	14,266	15,176
Cost of revenues:
Total cost of revenues	3,406	3,277	7,470	7,326
Segment gross (loss) profit	3,184	3,058	6,796	7,850
Other operating expenses:
Amortization of intangible assets	433	433	868	866
Cost of revenues - industrial operations	3,406	3,277
Cost of production	0	0
Industrial operations | Operating Segments
Other operating expenses:
General and administrative expenses	3,110	3,292	6,420	6,872
Total other operating expenses	3,110	3,292	6,420	6,872
Operating income (loss)	74	(234)	376	978
Energy operations
Revenues:
Revenues	15,317	14,170	33,623	16,026
Cost of revenues:
Total cost of revenues	12,309	10,038	25,007	11,353
Segment gross (loss) profit	3,008	4,132	8,616	4,673
Other operating expenses:
Cost of revenues - industrial operations	0	0
Cost of production	12,309	10,038
Energy operations | Operating Segments
Other operating expenses:
General and administrative expenses	915	883	2,522	1,268
Total other operating expenses	915	883	2,522	1,268
Operating income (loss)	2,093	3,249	6,094	3,405
Manufacturing Operations
Revenues:
Revenues	29,001	0	57,536	0
Cost of revenues:
Total cost of revenues	22,422	0	43,233	0
Segment gross (loss) profit	6,579	0	14,303
Other operating expenses:
Amortization of intangible assets	427		899
Manufacturing Operations | Operating Segments
Other operating expenses:
General and administrative expenses	7,205	0	14,658
Total other operating expenses	7,205	0	14,658
Operating income (loss)	(626)	0	(355)
License fees
Revenues:
Revenues	329	5,333	70,234	18,956
License fees | Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Revenues	329	5,333	70,234	18,956
License fees | Industrial operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0	0	0
License fees | Energy operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0	0	0
License fees | Manufacturing Operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0	0
Revenues - industrial operations
Revenues:
Revenues	6,590	6,335	14,266	15,176
Revenues - industrial operations | Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0	0	0
Revenues - industrial operations | Industrial operations
Revenues:
Revenues	6,590	6,335	14,266	15,176
Revenues - industrial operations | Energy operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0	0	0
Revenues - industrial operations | Manufacturing Operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0	0
Services
Revenues:
Revenues	795	884	1,568	1,647
Oil sales
Revenues:
Revenues	6,918	8,082	14,866	8,743
Oil sales | Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0	0	0
Oil sales | Industrial operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0	0	0
Oil sales | Energy operations
Revenues:
Revenues	6,918	8,082	14,866	8,743
Oil sales | Manufacturing Operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0	0
Natural gas sales
Revenues:
Revenues	4,034	1,991	9,374	2,721
Natural gas sales | Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0	0	0
Natural gas sales | Industrial operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0	0	0
Natural gas sales | Energy operations
Revenues:
Revenues	4,034	1,991	9,374	2,721
Natural gas sales | Manufacturing Operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0	0
Natural gas liquids sales
Revenues:
Revenues	3,907	4,097	8,572	4,562
Natural gas liquids sales | Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0	0	0
Natural gas liquids sales | Industrial operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0	0	0
Natural gas liquids sales | Energy operations
Revenues:
Revenues	3,907	4,097	8,572	4,562
Natural gas liquids sales | Manufacturing Operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0	0	0
Other service sales
Revenues:
Revenues	458		811
Other service sales | Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0		0
Other service sales | Industrial operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0		0
Other service sales | Energy operations
Revenues:
Revenues	458	0	811	0
Other service sales | Manufacturing Operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0		0
Transportation safety
Revenues:
Revenues	11,005		21,133
Transportation safety | Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0		0
Transportation safety | Industrial operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0		0
Transportation safety | Energy operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0		0
Transportation safety | Manufacturing Operations
Revenues:
Revenues	11,005		21,133
Air distribution
Revenues:
Revenues	9,602		19,458
Air distribution | Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0		0
Air distribution | Industrial operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0		0
Air distribution | Energy operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0		0
Air distribution | Manufacturing Operations
Revenues:
Revenues	9,602		19,458
Office product
Revenues:
Revenues	8,394		16,945
Office product | Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0		0
Office product | Industrial operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0		0
Office product | Energy operations
Revenues:
Revenues	0		0
Office product | Manufacturing Operations
Revenues:
Revenues	8,394		16,945
Intellectual property operations
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 329	$ 5,333	$ 70,234	$ 18,956