Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) - Centennial Resource Production, LLC (Centennial OpCo) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
9 Months Ended | |
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Sep. 30, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
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| Asset Retirement Obligation, Roll Forward Analysis [Roll Forward] | ||
| Asset retirement obligations, beginning of year | $ 2,288 | |
| Liabilities assumed | 66 | |
| Liabilities incurred | 174 | |
| Liabilities settled | (9) | |
| Accretion expense | 129 | $ 101 |
| Revision of estimated liabilities | 32 | |
| Asset Retirement Obligations, Noncurrent, Ending Balance | $ 2,680 | |