Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |
Feb. 29, 2016 |
Mar. 01, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Oct. 11, 2016 |
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| Entity Information [Line Items] | ||||
| Contractual obligation | $ 17.0 | |||
| Predecessor | Common Stock Class A | IPO | ||||
| Entity Information [Line Items] | ||||
| Shares issued in transaction (in shares) | 1 | |||
| Centennial Resource Production, LLC | ||||
| Entity Information [Line Items] | ||||
| Ownership interest acquired | 89.00% | |||
| Warrants to Purchase Class A Common Stock, IPO | Predecessor | IPO | ||||
| Entity Information [Line Items] | ||||
| Public warrants issued per IPO Unit | 0.3333 | |||
| Public Warrants | ||||
| Entity Information [Line Items] | ||||
| Warrant exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 0.01 |