Related Party Transactions (Details)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Apr. 08, 2016
shares
Feb. 29, 2016
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Feb. 24, 2016
shares
Feb. 23, 2016
USD ($)
Nov. 10, 2015
USD ($)
Nov. 06, 2015
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Feb. 29, 2016
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Jun. 30, 2016
USD ($)
$ / shares
Jun. 30, 2016
USD ($)
item
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2015
$ / shares
Private Placement Warrants                    
Proceeds from sale of Private Placement Warrants                 $ 12,000,000  
Proceeds from Issuance Initial Public Offering   $ 500,000,000             $ 500,000,000  
Redemption Covenant Initial Business Combination Period                 24 months  
Related Party Loans                    
Note amount borrowed                 $ 150,000  
Repayment of note   300,000             $ 300,000  
Private Placement Warrants                    
Private Placement Warrants                    
Proceeds from sale of Private Placement Warrants   $ 12,000,000                
Number of shares each warrant is exercisable for | shares   1         1      
Price per share | $ / shares   $ 11.50         $ 11.50      
Redemption Covenant Initial Business Combination Period   24 months                
Class B common stock                    
Founder Shares                    
Common stock, par value | $ / shares           $ 0.0001   $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Stock dividend per share | shares     0.125              
Class A Common Stock                    
Founder Shares                    
Common stock, par value | $ / shares   $ 0.0001         $ 0.0001 0.0001 $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Private Placement Warrants                    
Redemption Covenant Initial Business Combination Period   24 months                
Class A Common Stock | Common stock                    
Founder Shares                    
Shares issued with redemption feature | shares                 50,000,000  
Initial Stockholders                    
Founder Shares                    
Holding period of founder shares                 1 year  
Initial Stockholders | Common stock                    
Founder Shares                    
Percentage of shares held by related party | shares 20.0                  
Initial Stockholders | Class B common stock                    
Founder Shares                    
Shares owned by related party | shares 12,500,000   12,937,500              
Initial Stockholders | Class A Common Stock                    
Founder Shares                    
Threshold stock price to be transferred | $ / shares               $ 12.00 $ 12.00  
Threshold trading days to allow transfer of founder shares | item                 20  
Threshold consecutive trading days to allow transfer of founder shares                 30 days  
Minimum period after initial business combination to allow transfer of founders shares                 150 days  
Silver Run Sponsor, LLC, Related Party                    
Related Party Loans                    
Maximum borrowing capacity           $ 300,000        
Note amount borrowed         $ 150,000   $ 150,000      
Repayment of note   $ 300,000                
Silver Run Sponsor, LLC, Related Party | Private Placement Warrants                    
Private Placement Warrants                    
Warrants issued | shares   8,000,000             8,000,000  
Warrant price | $ / shares   $ 1.50             $ 1.50  
Proceeds from sale of Private Placement Warrants   $ 12,000,000                
Holding period of private placement warrants   30 days                
Silver Run Sponsor, LLC, Related Party | Class B common stock                    
Founder Shares                    
Shares issued with redemption feature | shares           11,500,000        
Proceeds from issuance of common stock           $ 25,000        
Share Price | $ / shares           $ 0.002        
Shares forfeited by related party | shares 437,500                  
Directors | Sponsor                    
Founder Shares                    
Founder shares transferred | shares             40,000      
Affiliate of Sponsor | Administrative Support Agreement                    
Administrative Support Agreement                    
Monthly service fees       $ 10,000            
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction               $ 30,000 $ 40,000