Acquisitions and Divestitures - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||||
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Sep. 30, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2014 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2014 |
Sep. 15, 2015 |
Sep. 14, 2015 |
May. 20, 2014 |
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| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||||||
| Revenues | $ 126,228,000 | $ 234,521,000 | $ 403,201,000 | $ 752,031,000 | |||
| DD&A | 97,329,000 | 128,671,000 | 326,138,000 | 380,213,000 | |||
| Income tax expense | (18,520,000) | 904,000 | (166,228,000) | 12,825,000 | |||
| Net income (loss) | (477,568,000) | $ 684,000 | (993,112,000) | $ 21,710,000 | |||
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| Percentage Of Working Interest | 100.00% | 64.30% | |||||
| Payments For Previous Acquisition | 1,300,000 | ||||||
| Goodwill, acquired during period | 0 | ||||||
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| Percentage Of Working Interest | 20.00% | ||||||
| Payments For Previous Acquisition | 200,000 | ||||||
| Goodwill, acquired during period | 0 | ||||||
| Revenues | 5,800,000 | 19,200,000 | |||||
| Direct operating expenses | 2,400,000 | 7,500,000 | |||||
| DD&A | 3,400,000 | 11,400,000 | |||||
| Income tax expense | 0 | 100,000 | |||||
| Net income (loss) | $ 100,000 | $ 200,000 | |||||
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