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ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES (Details) $ in Millions				6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES (Details) $ in Millions	Feb. 09, 2026 USD ($) a bbl	Aug. 19, 2025 USD ($) a shares	May 01, 2025 USD ($) a bbl / d well shares	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) a	Dec. 31, 2025 a
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of net royalty acres \| a				87,440	96,003
Sitio Acquisition
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of net royalty acres \| a		34,300
Asset acquisition, consideration transferred, equity interest issued and issuable \| $		$ 4,000
Asset acquisition, acquiree retirement of debt \| $		$ 1,200
Sitio Acquisition \| Common Class A
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity to be transferred (in shares) \| shares		38,536,236
Sitio Acquisition \| Common Class B
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity to be transferred (in shares) \| shares		35,619,951
Sitio Acquisition \| Operating Company Units
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity to be transferred (in shares) \| shares		35,619,951
Sitio Acquisition, Permian Basin
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of net royalty acres \| a		25,300
Sitio Acquisition, Denver-Julesburg, Eagle Ford And Williston Basins
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of net royalty acres \| a		9,000
Certain Diamondback Subsidiaries
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of net royalty acres \| a			24,446
Daily oil production (in barrels) \| bbl / d			17,097
Consideration transferred \| $			$ 873
Average net royalty interest			2.20%
Asset acquisition, proved developed production, number of wells, gross \| well			5,574
Asset acquisition, completed production, number of wells, gross \| well			116
Asset acquisition, uncompleted production well, number of wells, gross \| well			394
Certain Diamondback Subsidiaries \| Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of acreage operated by beneficial interest holder			69.00%
Percentage of wells operated by beneficial interest holder			32.00%
Certain Diamondback Subsidiaries \| Common Class B
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity to be transferred (in shares) \| shares			69,626,640
Certain Diamondback Subsidiaries \| Operating Company Units
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity to be transferred (in shares) \| shares			69,626,640
Unrelated Third-Party Sellers \| Permian Basin Acquisition, 2026
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of net royalty acres \| a				519
Consideration transferred \| $				$ 95
Diamondback Energy, Inc. \| Permian Basin Acquisition, 2026
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of net royalty acres \| a				59
Consideration transferred \| $				$ 12
Unsecured Debt \| Term Loan \| Line of Credit
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Debt outstanding \| $	$ 500
Revolving Credit Facility \| The Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Debt outstanding \| $	90			$ 95
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Divestiture of Non-Permian Assets
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of acres \| $	$ 610
Number of net royalty acres \| a	9,400
Daily oil production (in barrels) \| bbl	4,750