Supplemental Oil and Gas Information (unaudited) - Future Net Cash Flows (Details) - Centennial Resource Production, LLC (Centennial OpCo) and Celero Energy Company, L.P. - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Summary of Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows            
Discount rate applied to cash flow amounts in computation of standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows (as a percent) 10.00%          
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows            
Future cash inflows       $ 1,079,962 $ 1,850,205 $ 1,743,612
Future development costs       (277,837) (440,366) (223,227)
Future production costs       (450,058) (457,236) (601,614)
Future income tax expenses       (6,643) (10,834) (3,540)
Future net cash flows       345,424 941,769 915,231
10% discount to reflect timing of cash flows       (210,355) (575,886) (543,924)
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows $ 365,883 $ 371,307 $ 257,083 $ 135,069 $ 365,883 $ 371,307
Changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows            
Beginning of the period 365,883 371,307 257,083      
Sales of oil, natural gas and NGLs, net of production costs 58,534 102,488 47,424      
Purchase of minerals in place 14,416 5,650 4,410      
Divestiture of minerals in place   (242,344) (73,174)      
Extensions and discoveries, net of future development costs 57,894 312,532 99,107      
Change in estimated development costs 16,100 10,386 7,520      
Net change in prices and production costs (494,734) (3,027) 21,601      
Changes in Estimated Future Development Costs 247,642 2,935 (40,783)      
Revisions of Previous Quantity Estimates (51,342) 924 135,759      
Accretion of discount 37,517 13,561 19,000      
Net change in income taxes 1,601 (2,762) (35)      
Net change in timing of production and other (1,374) (791) (11,757)      
End of the period $ 135,069 $ 365,883 $ 371,307