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Acquisition and Dispositions - BKV-BPP Power Joint Venture Transaction (Details) $ in Thousands				12 Months Ended
	Jan. 30, 2026 USD ($) D $ / shares shares	Oct. 29, 2025 D	Oct. 28, 2025 D $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2023 $ / shares	Jan. 31, 2026	Jan. 29, 2026
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt, net				$ 1,138,111	$ 859,203
Basic (in USD per share) \| $ / shares				1.98	(2.02)	1.9
Diluted (in USD per share) \| $ / shares				1.98	(2.02)	1.79
BKV-BPP Power
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage				50.00%
BKV-BPP Power
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage owned by parent	75.00%			75.00%			75.00%
BKV-BPP Power \| Banpu Power US Corporation ("BPPUS") [Member]
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage owned by noncontrolling members	25.00%
BKV-BPP Power
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Long-term debt, net	$ 582,900
Banpu Power US Corporation ("BPPUS") [Member]
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Basic (in USD per share) \| $ / shares				2.11	(1.92)
Diluted (in USD per share) \| $ / shares				2.11	(1.92)
Banpu Power US Corporation ("BPPUS") [Member] \| BKV-BPP Power
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of noncontrolling interest	25			25				25
BKV-BPP Power
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses, gross	$ 115,100
Consideration transferred, equity interest, (in shares) \| shares	5,315,390
Equity consideration lock-up period \| D	180
Business combination, aggregate consideration	$ 376,000
Business combination, consideration transferred, cash, percentage	50.00%
Business combination, consideration transferred, equity interest,	50.00%
Business combination, consideration transferred, percent	50.00%
Business combination, price per share \| $ / shares	$ 21.6609		$ 21.6609
Business combination, convertible, threshold consecutive trading days \| D		20	20
Acquisition-related cost, expense				$ 15,800
BKV-BPP Power \| Other operating expenses
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition-related cost, expense				6,500
BKV-BPP Power \| Additional Paid-In Capital
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition-related cost, expense				$ 9,300