Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Class B Common Stock	Common Stock Class A Common Stock	Common Stock Class A Common Stock Restricted Stock Units	Common Stock Class B Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Total Earthstone Energy, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity	Noncontrolling Interest
Beginning Balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2017			27,584,638		36,052,169
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 725,732		$ 28		$ 36	$ 503,932	$ (224,822)	$ 279,174	$ 446,558
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock-based compensation expense	7,071					7,071		7,071
Vesting of restricted stock units, net of taxes paid (in shares)				511,692
Class A common and vested restricted stock retained by the company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings (shares)			169,893
Class A common and vested restricted stock retained by the company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings	(1,524)					(1,524)		(1,524)
Cancellation of treasury shares (shares)			(169,893)
Class B Common Stock converted to Class A Common Stock (in shares)		599,991	599,991		(599,991)
Class B Common Stock converted to Class A Common Stock			$ 1		$ (1)	7,594		7,594	(7,594)
Net income	95,213						42,325	42,325	52,888
Ending Balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2018			28,696,321		35,452,178
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	826,492		$ 29		$ 35	517,073	(182,497)	334,640	491,852
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock-based compensation expense	8,648					8,648		8,648
Vesting of restricted stock units, net of taxes paid (in shares)				533,312
Class A common and vested restricted stock retained by the company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings (shares)			203,394
Class A common and vested restricted stock retained by the company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings	(1,135)					(1,135)		(1,135)
Cancellation of treasury shares (shares)			(203,394)
Class B Common Stock converted to Class A Common Stock (in shares)		191,498	191,498		(191,498)
Class B Common Stock converted to Class A Common Stock						2,660		2,660	(2,660)
Net income	1,580						719	719	861
Ending Balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2019			29,421,131		35,260,680
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 835,751		$ 29		$ 35	$ 527,246	$ (181,711)	$ 345,599	$ 490,152