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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 01, 2026 USD ($) a bbl / d shares	Apr. 29, 2026 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2026 a $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2025 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2025 a
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of net royalty acres \| a			86,639		96,003
Common Class A \| Cash Distribution
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in usd per share)			$ 0.52	$ 0.65
Subsequent Event \| Common Class A \| O 2026 Q1 Dividends
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in usd per share)		$ 0.68
Subsequent Event \| Common Class A \| O 2026 Q1 Base Dividends
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in usd per share)		0.38
Subsequent Event \| Common Class A \| O 2026 Q1 Variable Dividends
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in usd per share)		0.30
Subsequent Event \| Operating Company Units \| O 2026 Q1 Dividends
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in usd per share)		$ 0.86
Subsequent Event \| Riverbend Acquisition
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Asset acquisition, price of acquisition, expected \| $	$ 337
Number of net royalty acres \| a	3,064
Average oil production, period	12 months
Average daily oil production, expected (in barrels per day) \| bbl / d	2,000
Average daily oil production, increase, expected (in barrels per day) \| bbl / d	1,000
Subsequent Event \| Riverbend Acquisition \| Common Class A
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity transferred (in shares) \| shares	3,689,865