Cover Page - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Feb. 20, 2020
Jun. 28, 2019
Entity Information [Line Items]      
Document Type 10-K    
Document Annual Report true    
Document Period End Date Dec. 31, 2019    
Document Transition Report false    
Entity File Number 001-37697    
Entity Registrant Name CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, INC.    
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code DE    
Entity Tax Identification Number 47-5381253    
Entity Address, Address Line One 1001 Seventeenth Street    
Entity Address, Address Line Two Suite 1800    
Entity Address, City or Town Denver    
Entity Address, State or Province CO    
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 80202    
City Area Code 720    
Local Phone Number 499-1400    
Title of 12(b) Security Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share    
Trading Symbol CDEV    
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ    
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer Yes    
Entity Voluntary Filers No    
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes    
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes    
Entity Filer Category Large Accelerated Filer    
Smaller Reporting Company false    
Emerging Growth Company false    
Entity Shell Company false    
Entity Public Float     $ 1,478,769,888
Documents Incorporated by Reference
Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which will be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of December 31, 2019, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.
    
Entity Central Index Key 0001658566    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31    
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2019    
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY    
Amendment Flag false    
Common Class A      
Entity Information [Line Items]      
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   276,011,045  
Class C      
Entity Information [Line Items]      
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   1,034,119