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Natural Gas Production Capacity

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of or advances to an equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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JOINT VENTURE EQUITY INTEREST (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
JOINT VENTURE EQUITY INTEREST (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Bcf / d	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Cash consideration o acquire equity method investment		$ 0		$ 91,100	$ 0
Joint venture equity interest	$ 91,100			$ 91,100	$ 0
Gulf Coast Express Pipeline LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	15.00%			15.00%
Cash consideration o acquire equity method investment	$ 91,100
Joint venture equity interest	$ 5,800			$ 5,800
Gulf Coast Express Pipeline LLC \| Subsequent Event \| Scenario, Forecast
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Cash consideration o acquire equity method investment			$ 175,300
Waha Area, Pecos County, Texas To Agua Dulce Hub Near the Texas Gulf Coast \| Gulf Coast Express Pipeline LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Natural Gas Production Capacity \| Bcf / d	2.0
Gulf Coast Express Pipeline LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Membership voting percentage required for approval				50.00%