Shareholders' and Owners Equity - Noncontrolling Interest (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Oct. 10, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 28, 2016 |
Oct. 11, 2016 |
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| Predecessor | ||||||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | ||||||
| Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Percent | 10.90% | |||||
| Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ (2) | |||
| Successor | ||||||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | ||||||
| Ownership interest of parent | 92.20% | 89.60% | ||||
| Ownership interest of non-controlling interest | 7.80% | 10.40% | ||||
| Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | $ (904) | |||||
| Centennial Resource Production, LLC | Successor | ||||||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | ||||||
| Voting interest acquired | 89.10% | |||||
| Ownership interest of non-controlling interest | 11.00% | |||||