Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147478964/842-20-50-6

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in fifth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in fourth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in third fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease to be paid in second fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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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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- Definition

The amount purchased during the period under an unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation (for example, under the take-or-pay or throughput contract).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 440
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (d)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482648/440-10-50-4

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Commitments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Commitments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Future rental payments, due year one	$ 244,622
Future rental payments, due year two	82,596
Future rental payments, due year three	63,703
Future rental payments, due year four	62,066
Future rental payments, due year five	61,229
Commitments for capital expenditures	209,800
Gulf of Mexico
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Commitments for capital expenditures	173,300
Eagle Ford Shale
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Commitments for capital expenditures	13,300
Canada
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Commitments for capital expenditures	19,200
Other foreign
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Commitments for capital expenditures	4,000
Processing production handling and transportation services
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Future rental payments, due year one	225,900
Future rental payments, due year two	126,000
Future rental payments, due year three	114,700
Future rental payments, due year four	103,500
Future rental payments, due year five	94,400
Processing and transportation charges	$ 295,100	$ 216,400	$ 151,800