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Divestitures - Additional Information (Details)

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Divestitures - Additional Information (Details)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 15, 2015
USD ($)
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$ / bbl
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Business Divestiture [Line Items]    
Gain (loss) on disposition of proved property $ 0  
Limit on percentage of reserves related to recognition of gain or loss 25.00%  
Crude Oil | Minimum    
Business Divestiture [Line Items]    
Trading price per barrel | $ / bbl 70.00  
Crude Oil | Maximum    
Business Divestiture [Line Items]    
Trading price per barrel | $ / bbl 90.00  
Ajax Resources, LLC    
Business Divestiture [Line Items]    
Proceeds from sale of properties $ 370,900,000  
Acres of oil and gas property, net | a 25,800  
Agreement effective date Jan. 01, 2015  
Purchase price adjustment, net   $ 900,000
Ajax Resources, LLC | Minimum    
Business Divestiture [Line Items]    
Overriding royalty interest 1.00%  
Ajax Resources, LLC | Maximum    
Business Divestiture [Line Items]    
Overriding royalty interest 4.00%  
Ajax Resources, LLC | NYMEX    
Business Divestiture [Line Items]    
Addition to available cash $ 100,000,000