Acquisitions and divestitures (2014 Divestitures) - Additional Information (Detail) - Predecessor
$ in Thousands
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2014
USD ($)
May 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Divestiture
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]      
Number Of Divestitures | Divestiture     4
Number Of Planned Divestitures | Divestiture     5
Eagle Ford Formation, Texas      
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]      
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties     $ 20,007
Andrews County, TX and Osage County, OK      
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]      
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties     $ 24,478
Scout Energy Group I, LP | Fort Worth Basin      
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]      
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties   $ 23,702  
RKI Exploration And Production, LLC | Delaware Basin      
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]      
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties   $ 124,717  
RAM Energy, LLC | Ark-La-Tex      
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]      
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties $ 49,078    
RAM Energy, LLC | Central Basin [Member]      
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]      
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties $ 46,830