Shareholders' Equity and Noncontrolling Interest - Noncontrolling Interest (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | ||||||
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Apr. 02, 2020 |
Mar. 07, 2018 |
Oct. 11, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
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 | 0.00% | 0.37% | 4.34% | ||||
| Common Class A | Conversion of common shares from Class C to Class A | |||||||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | |||||||
| Conversion of common shares (in shares) | 1,034,119 | 3,347,647 | 10,969,064 | ||||
| Conversion of Convertible Securities, Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | $ 2.2 | $ 2.2 | $ 17.5 | $ 7.2 | |||
| Class C | Centennial Contributors | |||||||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | |||||||
| Stock issued during period (in shares) | 20,000,000 | ||||||