Revenue Recognition (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Table Text Block]

Contract Assets

The following table presents a reconciliation of our contract assets:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(Thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	14,630	$	10,198	$	12,490	$	7,943
Revenue recognized in excess of amounts invoiced	1,088		1,146		3,228		3,401
Balance at end of period	$	15,718	$	11,344	$	15,718	$	11,344

Contract Liabilities

The following table presents a reconciliation of our contract liabilities:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(Thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	2,060	$	3,161	$	2,643	$	3,672
Recognized in revenue	(296)		(259)		(879)		(770)
Balance at end of period	$	1,764	$	2,902	$	1,764	$	2,902

Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the amount of the contract liabilities balance expected to be recognized as revenue when performance obligations are satisfied and the transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations under certain contracts as of September 30, 2023.


	Contract Liabilities		Remaining Performance Obligations
	(Thousands)
2023 (three months)	$	296	$	101,092
2024 (one year)	1,178		382,253
2025 (one year)	290		339,411
2026 (one year)	—		323,891
2027 (one year)	—		320,119
Thereafter	—		2,216,067
Total	$	1,764	$	3,682,833

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