Shareholders' Equity and Noncontrolling Interest - Noncontrolling Interest (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | |||||
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Mar. 07, 2018 |
Nov. 09, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Oct. 10, 2016 |
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| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | ||||||
| Acquired noncontrolling interest percentage | 10.90% | |||||
| Centennial Resource Production, LLC | ||||||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | ||||||
| Ownership interest of non-controlling interest | 0.37% | 4.30% | 5.70% | |||
| Common Class A | Conversion of common shares from Class C to Class A | ||||||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | ||||||
| Conversion of common shares (in shares) | 3,347,647 | 3,494,583 | 10,969,064 | |||
| Conversion of Convertible Securities, Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | $ 17.5 | $ 7.2 | $ 20.0 | |||