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3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
May 20, 2021
Document Information Line Items    
Entity Registrant Name Archaea Energy Inc.  
Document Type 10-Q/A  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31  
Amendment Flag true  
Amendment Description References throughout this Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “we,” “us,” the “Company” or “our company” are to Archaea Energy Inc., formerly known as Rice Acquisition Corp., unless the context otherwise indicates. This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment No. 1”) to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A amends and restates the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Archaea Energy Inc., formerly known as Rice Acquisition Corp., for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 26, 2021. On May 26, 2021, the Company filed its Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021 (the “Q1 Form 10-Q”). The Company classified a portion of the redeemable shares of Class A common stock of the Company (the “Public Shares”) issued as part of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering as permanent equity to maintain net tangible assets greater than $5,000,000 on the basis that the Company will consummate its initial business combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001. Previously, the Company did not consider redeemable stock classified as temporary equity as part of net tangible assets. Effective with these financial statements, the Company revised this interpretation to include temporary equity in net tangible assets. As a result, management corrected the error by restating all Public Shares as temporary equity. This resulted in an adjustment to the initial carrying value of the Class A common stock subject to possible redemption with the offset recorded to additional paid-in capital (to the extent available), accumulated deficit and Class A common stock. In connection with the change in presentation for the Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, the Company revised its earnings per share calculation to allocate income and losses shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. This presentation differs from the previously presented method of earnings per share, which was similar to the two-class method. The Company determined the change in classification of the Class A common stock and change to its presentation of earnings per share is quantitatively material and it should restate its previously issued financial statements. Therefore, on December 28, 2021, the Company’s management and the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors (the “Audit Committee”) concluded that the Company’s previously issued (i) audited balance sheet as of October 26, 2020 (the “Post-IPO Balance Sheet”), as previously revised in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2021 (“2020 Form 10-K/A No. 1”), (ii) audited financial statements included in the 2020 Form 10-K/A No. 1, (iii) unaudited interim financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on May 26, 2021, and (iv) unaudited interim financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021, filed with the SEC on August 13, 2021 (collectively, the “Affected Periods”), should be restated to report all Public Shares as temporary equity and should no longer be relied upon. As such, the Company has restated or will restate its financial statements for the Affected Periods. The above changes did not have any impact on its cash position or the cash held in the trust account established in connection with the IPO. After re-evaluation, the Company’s management has concluded that in light of the errors described above, a material weakness existed in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Affected Periods and that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective. The Company’s remediation plan with respect to such material weakness is described in more detail in Item 4 to Part 1 of this Amendment No. 1.  
Entity Central Index Key 0001823766  
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes  
Entity Filer Category Non-accelerated Filer  
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2021  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2021  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q1  
Entity Small Business true  
Entity Emerging Growth Company true  
Entity Shell Company true  
Entity Ex Transition Period false  
Entity File Number 001-39644  
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code DE  
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes  
Class A Common Stock    
Document Information Line Items    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   23,727,500
Class B Common Stock    
Document Information Line Items    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   5,931,350