Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Class B Common Stock	Common Stock Class A Common Stock	Common Stock Class B Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Total Earthstone Energy, Inc. Equity	Noncontrolling Interest
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020			30,343,421	35,009,371
Beginning 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 - equity portion	2,605				2,605		2,605
Shares issued in connection with Acquisition (in shares)			12,719,594
Shares issued in connection with Acquisition	76,572		$ 13		76,559		76,572
Vesting of restricted stock units and performance units, net of taxes paid (in shares)			463,495
Vesting of restricted stock units, net of taxes paid	0
Vested restricted stock units and performance units retained by the Company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings (in shares)			257,764
Class A Shares retained by the Company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings	(2,080)				(2,080)		(2,080)
Cancellation of treasury shares (in shares)			(257,764)
Class B Common Stock converted to Class A Common Stock (in shares)		578,031	578,031	(578,031)
Class B Common Stock converted to Class A Common Stock	0		$ 1	$ (1)	7,758		7,758	(7,758)
Net loss	(10,556)					(5,833)	(5,833)	(4,723)
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2021			44,104,541	34,431,340
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2021	882,077		$ 44	$ 34	624,916	(201,091)	423,903	458,174
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021			53,467,307	34,344,532
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021	1,046,261		$ 53	$ 34	718,181	(159,774)	558,494	487,767
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock-based compensation expense - equity portion	2,301				2,301		2,301
Shares issued in connection with Acquisition (in shares)			19,417,476
Shares issued in connection with Acquisition	249,515		$ 19		249,496		249,515
Vesting of restricted stock units and performance units, net of taxes paid (in shares)			483,251
Vesting of restricted stock units, net of taxes paid	0		$ 1		(1)
Vested restricted stock units and performance units retained by the Company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings (in shares)			286,892
Class A Shares retained by the Company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings	(3,898)				(3,898)		(3,898)
Cancellation of treasury shares (in shares)			(286,892)
Class B Common Stock converted to Class A Common Stock (in shares)		72,766	72,766	(72,766)
Class B Common Stock converted to Class A Common Stock	0		$ 0	$ 0	1,014		1,014	(1,014)
Net loss	(51,877)					(33,478)	(33,478)	(18,399)
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022			73,440,800	34,271,766
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2022	$ 1,242,302		$ 73	$ 34	$ 967,093	$ (193,252)	$ 773,948	$ 468,354