Shareholders' and Owners Equity - Warrants (Details) - $ / shares
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3 Months Ended |
Mar. 01, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
| Subsequent Event |
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| Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |
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| Common stock, shares outstanding upon exercise of warrants (in shares) |
253,000,000
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| Public Warrants | Subsequent Event |
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| Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |
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| Warrant exercise price (in dollars per share) |
$ 0.01
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| Warrants, cashless exercise, common stock issues as percent of warrants |
37.60%
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| Warrants, number of securities called by warrant (in shares) |
6,270,000
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| Public Warrants | Subsequent Event | Minimum |
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| Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |
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| Warrant, cashless exercise, average common stock price per share (in dollars per share) |
$ 11.50
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| Public Warrants | Subsequent Event | Maximum |
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| Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |
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| Warrant, cashless exercise, average common stock price per share (in dollars per share) |
$ 18.44
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| Successor | Warrants To Purchase Class A Common Stock, Silver Run |
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| Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |
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| Warrants outstanding (in shares) |
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24,666,643
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| Warrants, number of class A shares per warrant (in shares) |
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1
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| Warrant exercise price (in dollars per share) |
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$ 11.50
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| Warrant expiration period |
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5 years
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| Successor | Warrants To Purchase Class A Common Stock, IPO |
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| Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |
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| Warrants outstanding (in shares) |
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16,666,643
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| Successor | Warrants To Purchase Class A Common Stock, Private Placement |
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| Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items] |
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| Warrants outstanding (in shares) |
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8,000,000
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