Texas Pacific Land Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
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Employee Benefit Plans - Narrative (Details)

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Employee Benefit Plans - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Requisite service years	1 year
Requisite service period	1 year
Employer contribution amount	$ 0.1	$ 0.1	$ 0.1
Reclassification adjustment from AOCI, net of tax	0.1	0.1	0.1
Reclassification adjustment from AOCI, tax	0.1	$ 0.1	$ 0.1
Reclassification adjustment from AOCI over the next fiscal year	$ 0.1
Expected return on plan assets	7.00%	7.00%	7.00%
Inflation Rate
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Expected return on plan assets	2.50%
Fixed Income Securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Expected return on plan assets	2.50%
Allocation of expected return on plan assets	66.66667%
Fixed Income Securities \| Minimum
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Target allocation percentage	30.00%
Fixed Income Securities \| Maximum
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Target allocation percentage	80.00%
Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Expected return on plan assets	8.50%
Allocation of expected return on plan assets	33.33333%
Equity securities \| Minimum
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Target allocation percentage	20.00%
Equity securities \| Maximum
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Target allocation percentage	60.00%

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