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	Apr. 14, 2022	Jan. 07, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Outstanding, beginning balance (in shares)			53,467,307
Outstanding, ending balance (in shares)			79,217,423
Bighorn Acquisition \| Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
EEH Units issued in connect with Acquisition (in shares)	5,650,977
IRM Acquisition
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
EEH Units issued in connect with Acquisition (in shares)		12,719,594
Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Outstanding, beginning balance (in shares)			87,811,839
Outstanding, ending balance (in shares)			113,479,064
Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC \| Restricted Stock Units And Performance Units
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
EEH Units issued in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units and performance-based units (in shares)			598,772
Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC \| Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
EEH units and class B common stock converted to class A common stock (in shares)			0
Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC \| Bighorn Acquisition
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
EEH Units issued in connect with Acquisition (in shares)			5,650,977
Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC \| IRM Acquisition
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
EEH Units issued in connect with Acquisition (in shares)			19,417,476
EEH Units Held By Earthstone and Lynden US \| Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Percentage of EEH Units Held By Earthstone and Lynden			69.80%	60.90%
EEH Units Held By Earthstone and Lynden US \| Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Outstanding, beginning balance (in shares)			53,467,307
Outstanding, ending balance (in shares)			79,217,423
EEH Units Held By Earthstone and Lynden US \| Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC \| Restricted Stock Units And Performance Units
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
EEH Units issued in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units and performance-based units (in shares)			598,772
EEH Units Held By Earthstone and Lynden US \| Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC \| Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
EEH units and class B common stock converted to class A common stock (in shares)			82,891
EEH Units Held By Earthstone and Lynden US \| Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC \| Bighorn Acquisition
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
EEH Units issued in connect with Acquisition (in shares)			5,650,977
EEH Units Held By Earthstone and Lynden US \| Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC \| IRM Acquisition
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
EEH Units issued in connect with Acquisition (in shares)			19,417,476
EEH Units Held By Others \| Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Outstanding, beginning balance (in shares)			34,344,532
Outstanding, ending balance (in shares)			34,261,641
EEH Units Held By Others \| Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC \| Restricted Stock Units And Performance Units
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
EEH Units issued in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units and performance-based units (in shares)			0
EEH Units Held By Others \| Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC \| Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
EEH units and class B common stock converted to class A common stock (in shares)			(82,891)
EEH Units Held By Others \| Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC \| Bighorn Acquisition
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
EEH Units issued in connect with Acquisition (in shares)			0
EEH Units Held By Others \| Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC \| IRM Acquisition
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
EEH Units issued in connect with Acquisition (in shares)			0
EEH Units Held By Others \| Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Percentage of EEH Units Held By Others			30.20%	39.10%