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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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- Definition

Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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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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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Weighted average interest rate of long-term debt outstanding calculated over time.

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Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions.

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Debt Instrument, Applicable Margin

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Line of Credit Facility, Decrease of Borrowing Base, Percentage

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Maximum Issuance of Additional Indebtedness

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Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Ratio Of Secured Debt To Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization and Exploration Expense

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Debt - Additional Information (Details)	12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Details)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Nov. 15, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 02, 2021
Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum issuance of unsecured debt	$ 1,000,000,000
Reduction of borrowing base	25.00%
Operating Company Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 2,000,000,000
Current borrowing capacity				$ 580,000,000
Other Commitment	$ 500,000,000
Amount outstanding under credit facility	304,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity	$ 196,000,000
Weighted average interest rate	2.35%	2.20%	4.51%
Operating Company Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Fed Funds Effective Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Operating Company Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Minimum \| Operating Company Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee on the unused portion of the borrowing base	0.375%
Minimum \| Operating Company Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument applicable margin	2.00%
Minimum \| Operating Company Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument applicable margin	1.00%
Maximum \| Operating Company Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Ratio of secured debt to EBITDAX, as defined in the credit agreement	2.5				2.50
Maximum \| Operating Company Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee on the unused portion of the borrowing base	0.50%
Maximum \| Operating Company Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument applicable margin	3.00%
Maximum \| Operating Company Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument applicable margin	2.00%