Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	IRM Acquisition	Tracker Acquisition	Foreland Acquisition	Restricted Stock Units	Class A Common Stock	Class B Common Stock	Common Stock Class A Common Stock	Common Stock Class A Common Stock IRM Acquisition	Common Stock Class A Common Stock Tracker Acquisition	Common Stock Class A Common Stock Foreland Acquisition	Common Stock Class A Common Stock Restricted Stock Units	Common Stock Class B Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Additional Paid-in Capital IRM Acquisition	Additional Paid-in Capital Tracker Acquisition	Additional Paid-in Capital Foreland Acquisition	Additional Paid-in Capital Restricted Stock Units	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Deficit Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Earthstone Energy, Inc. Equity	Earthstone Energy, Inc. Equity Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Earthstone Energy, Inc. Equity IRM Acquisition	Earthstone Energy, Inc. Equity Tracker Acquisition	Earthstone Energy, Inc. Equity Foreland Acquisition	Noncontrolling Interest	Noncontrolling Interest Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018									28,696,321					35,452,178
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 826,492	$ 166							$ 29					$ 35	$ 517,073					$ (182,497)	$ 67	$ 334,640	$ 67				$ 491,852	$ 99
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock-based compensation expense	8,648														8,648							8,648
Shares issued in connection with IRM Acquisition (in shares)							0
Vesting of restricted stock units, net of taxes paid (in shares)													533,312
Vested restricted stock units retained by the Company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings (in shares)									203,394
Vested restricted stock units retained by the Company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings	(1,135)														(1,135)							(1,135)
Cancellation of treasury shares (in 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	0														2,660							2,660					(2,660)
Net income (loss)	1,580																			719		719					861
Ending balance (in 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
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock-based compensation expense	10,054														10,054							10,054
Shares issued in connection with IRM Acquisition (in shares)							0
Vesting of restricted stock units, net of taxes paid (in shares)													670,981
Vesting of restricted stock units, net of taxes paid													$ 1						$ (1)
Vested restricted stock units retained by the Company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings (in shares)									243,924
Vested restricted stock units retained by the Company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings	(835)														(835)							(835)
Cancellation of treasury shares (in shares)									(243,924)
Class B Common Stock converted to Class A Common Stock (in shares)								251,309	251,309					(251,309)
Class B Common Stock converted to Class A Common Stock	0														3,610							3,610					(3,610)
Net income (loss)	(29,434)																			(13,547)		(13,547)					(15,887)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020									30,343,421					35,009,371
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2020	815,536								$ 30					$ 35	540,074					(195,258)		344,881					470,655
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock-based compensation expense	9,132														9,132							9,132
Modification of performance units	(2,276)														(2,276)							(2,276)
Shares issued in connection with IRM Acquisition (in shares)										12,719,594	6,200,000	2,611,111
Shares issued in connection with IRM Acquisition			$ 76,572	$ 61,814	$ 28,121					$ 13	$ 6	$ 2				$ 76,559	$ 61,808	$ 28,119						$ 76,572	$ 61,814	$ 28,121
Vesting of restricted stock units, net of taxes paid (in shares)													928,342
Vesting of restricted stock units, net of taxes paid						$ 0							$ 1						$ (1)
Vested restricted stock units retained by the Company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings (in shares)									453,483
Vested restricted stock units retained by the Company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings	(4,144)														(4,144)							(4,144)
Cancellation of treasury shares (in shares)									(453,483)
Cancellation of treasury shares	0
Class B Common Stock converted to Class A Common Stock (in shares)								664,839	664,839					(664,839)
Class B Common Stock converted to Class A Common Stock	0								$ 1					$ (1)	8,910							8,910					(8,910)
Net income (loss)	61,506																			35,484		35,484					26,022
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021									53,467,307					34,344,532
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 1,046,261								$ 53					$ 34	$ 718,181					$ (159,774)		$ 558,494					$ 487,767