Commercial Mining Milestone Success Fee

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Contract With Customer, Variable Consideration From Uncertainty Of Collectability, Change In Prior Period Estimate

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Contract With Customer, Variable Consideration From Uncertainty Of Collectability, Production Performance Obligation Satisfied in Previous Period

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Long Term Contract Asset, Customer Advance

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Performance Obligation, Contract Term

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Third-Party Lessee Payment Lag for Oil and Natural Gas Delivery

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Amount, after accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment loss, of asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer.

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Revenue Recognition (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Third-party lessee payment lag for oil and natural gas delivery			90 days
Change in prior period estimate	$ 0.0	$ 2.3	$ 0.0	$ 0.0
Production performance obligations satisfied in prior period, amount recognized	0.0	$ 0.0	1.5	$ 0.0
Contract assets recognized	0.0		0.0
Thacker Pass
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Advance paid	3.5		3.5
Cost reimbursement, commercial mining milestone, fee	$ 4.7		$ 4.7
Minimum
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Primary term of contract			3 years
Maximum
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Primary term of contract			5 years