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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Purchase Price Allocation for Acquisition (Details)

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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Purchase Price Allocation for Acquisition (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
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May 11, 2011
Fairway        
Non-cash consideration:        
Asset retirement obligations - non-current $ 6,124us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesOther
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_FairwayPropertiesMember
     
Total consideration 23,531us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_FairwayPropertiesMember
     
Fairway | Evaluated Properties Including Equipment        
Cash consideration:        
Oil and natural gas properties and equipment 17,407us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_FairwayPropertiesMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= wti_EvaluatedPropertiesMember
     
Woodside Properties        
Cash consideration:        
Oil and natural gas properties and equipment   54,827us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_WoodsidePropertiesMember
   
Non-cash consideration:        
Asset retirement obligations - non-current   10,543us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesOther
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_WoodsidePropertiesMember
   
Asset retirement obligations - current   782us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesOther
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_WoodsidePropertiesMember
   
Non-cash consideration   11,325us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredLiabilitiesIncurred
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_WoodsidePropertiesMember
   
Total consideration   66,152us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_WoodsidePropertiesMember
   
Woodside Properties | Evaluated Properties Including Equipment        
Cash consideration:        
Oil and natural gas properties and equipment   52,167us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_WoodsidePropertiesMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= wti_EvaluatedPropertiesMember
   
Woodside Properties | Unevaluated Properties        
Cash consideration:        
Oil and natural gas properties and equipment   2,660us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_WoodsidePropertiesMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= wti_UnevaluatedPropertiesMember
   
Callon Properties        
Cash consideration:        
Oil and natural gas properties and equipment     83,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_CallonPropertiesMember
 
Non-cash consideration:        
Asset retirement obligations - non-current     4,143us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesOther
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_CallonPropertiesMember
 
Asset retirement obligations - current     90us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesOther
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_CallonPropertiesMember
 
Non-cash consideration     4,233us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredLiabilitiesIncurred
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_CallonPropertiesMember
 
Total consideration     87,233us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_CallonPropertiesMember
 
Callon Properties | Evaluated Properties Including Equipment        
Cash consideration:        
Oil and natural gas properties and equipment     73,752us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_CallonPropertiesMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= wti_EvaluatedPropertiesMember
 
Callon Properties | Unevaluated Properties        
Cash consideration:        
Oil and natural gas properties and equipment     9,248us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_CallonPropertiesMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= wti_UnevaluatedPropertiesMember
 
Newfield Properties        
Cash consideration:        
Oil and natural gas properties and equipment       205,788us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_NewfieldPropertiesMember
Non-cash consideration:        
Asset retirement obligations - non-current       24,414us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesOther
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_NewfieldPropertiesMember
Asset retirement obligations - current       7,250us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesOther
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_NewfieldPropertiesMember
Non-cash consideration       31,664us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredLiabilitiesIncurred
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_NewfieldPropertiesMember
Total consideration       237,452us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_NewfieldPropertiesMember
Newfield Properties | Evaluated Properties Including Equipment        
Cash consideration:        
Oil and natural gas properties and equipment       192,723us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_NewfieldPropertiesMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= wti_EvaluatedPropertiesMember
Newfield Properties | Unevaluated Properties        
Cash consideration:        
Oil and natural gas properties and equipment       $ 13,065us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= wti_NewfieldPropertiesMember
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= wti_UnevaluatedPropertiesMember