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Share Sale And Purchase Agreement, Contingent Consideration

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Share Sale And Purchase Agreement, Participating Interest

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Share Sale And Purchase Agreement, Purchase Price Adjustments

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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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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of oil and gas property or timber property.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Feb. 24, 2026	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interest [Line Items]
Share sale and purchase agreement, participating interest	40.40%
Share sale and purchase agreement, cash consideration	$ 127,000
Share sale and purchase agreement, initial purchase price	180,000
Share sale and purchase agreement, purchase price adjustments	53,000
Share sale and purchase agreement, future contingent consideration	39,500
Gain on sale of assets		$ 9,421	$ 600	$ 9,421	$ 600
Share Sale And Purchase Agreement, Contingent Consideration, Tranche One
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interest [Line Items]
Share sale and purchase agreement, future contingent consideration	12,500
Share Sale And Purchase Agreement, Contingent Consideration, Tranche Two
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interest [Line Items]
Share sale and purchase agreement, future contingent consideration	9,000
Share Sale And Purchase Agreement, Contingent Consideration, Tranche Three
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interest [Line Items]
Share sale and purchase agreement, future contingent consideration	9,000
Share Sale And Purchase Agreement, Contingent Consideration, Tranche Four
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interest [Line Items]
Share sale and purchase agreement, future contingent consideration	$ 9,000