Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	Class A Common Stock	Class B Common Stock	Total Earthstone Energy, Inc. Equity	Preferred Stock Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	Common Stock Class A Common Stock	Common Stock Class B Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Additional Paid-in Capital Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	(Accumulated Deficit) Retained Earnings	Noncontrolling Interest
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020							30,343,421	35,009,371
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2020	$ 815,536				$ 344,881		$ 30	$ 35	$ 540,074		$ (195,258)	$ 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				76,572		$ 13		76,559
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
Shares retained by the Company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings (in shares)							257,764
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)
Conversion of convertible securities (in shares)							578,031	(578,031)
Conversion of convertible securities	0				7,758		$ 1	$ (1)	7,758			(7,758)
Net income (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				423,903		$ 44	$ 34	624,916		(201,091)	458,174
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020							30,343,421	35,009,371
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2020	815,536				344,881		$ 30	$ 35	540,074		(195,258)	470,655
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Conversion of convertible securities (in shares)				655,376
Net income (loss)	(7,549)
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2021							50,692,057	34,353,995
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2021	949,894				491,280		$ 51	$ 34	690,739		(199,544)	458,614
Beginning balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2021							44,104,541	34,431,340
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2021	882,077				423,903		$ 44	$ 34	624,916		(201,091)	458,174
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock-based compensation expense - equity portion	2,175				2,175				2,175
Vesting of restricted stock units and performance units, net of taxes paid (in shares)			155,058
Shares retained by the Company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings (in shares)							66,343
Shares retained by the Company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings	(741)				(741)				(741)
Cancellation of treasury shares (in shares)							(66,343)
Conversion of convertible securities (in shares)							33,463	(33,463)
Conversion of convertible securities	0				441				441			(441)
Net income (loss)	(15,831)				(8,871)						(8,871)	(6,960)
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2021							44,293,062	34,397,877
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2021	867,680				416,907		$ 44	$ 34	626,791		(209,962)	450,773
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock-based compensation expense - equity portion	2,161				2,161				2,161
Shares issued in connection with Acquisition (in shares)							6,200,000
Shares issued in connection with Acquisition	61,814				61,814		$ 6		61,808
Vesting of restricted stock units and performance units, net of taxes paid (in shares)							155,113
Vesting of restricted stock units, net of taxes paid	0						$ 1		(1)
Shares retained by the Company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings (in shares)							65,106
Shares retained by the Company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings	(599)				(599)				(599)
Cancellation of treasury shares (in shares)							(65,106)
Conversion of convertible securities (in shares)				43,882			43,882	(43,882)
Conversion of convertible securities	0				579				579			(579)
Net income (loss)	18,838				10,418						10,418	8,420
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2021							50,692,057	34,353,995
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2021	949,894				491,280		$ 51	$ 34	690,739		(199,544)	458,614
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021						0	53,467,307	34,344,532
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021	1,046,261				558,494	$ 0	$ 53	$ 34	718,181		(159,774)	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				249,515		$ 19		249,496
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)
Shares retained by the Company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings (in shares)							286,892
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)
Conversion of convertible securities (in shares)							72,766	(72,766)
Conversion of convertible securities	0				1,014				1,014			(1,014)
Net income (loss)	(51,877)				(33,478)						(33,478)	(18,399)
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022						0	73,440,800	34,271,766
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2022	1,242,302				773,948	$ 0	$ 73	$ 34	967,093		(193,252)	468,354
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021						0	53,467,307	34,344,532
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021	1,046,261				558,494	$ 0	$ 53	$ 34	718,181		(159,774)	487,767
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Conversion of convertible securities (in shares)				82,891
Net income (loss)	465,460
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022						0	108,416,926	34,261,641
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2022	2,174,463				1,545,257	$ 0	$ 108	$ 34	1,382,026		163,089	629,206
Beginning balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022						0	73,440,800	34,271,766
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2022	1,242,302				773,948	$ 0	$ 73	$ 34	967,093		(193,252)	468,354
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock-based compensation expense - equity portion	2,693				2,693				2,693
Issuance of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, net of offering costs (in shares)						280,000
Issuance of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, net of offering costs	279,326				279,326				279,326
Shares issued in connection with Acquisition (in shares)							5,650,977
Shares issued in connection with Acquisition	77,757				77,757		$ 6		77,751
Vesting of restricted stock units and performance units, net of taxes paid (in shares)							115,521
Shares retained by the Company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings (in shares)							48,232
Shares retained by the Company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings	(719)				(719)				(719)
Cancellation of treasury shares (in shares)							(48,232)
Conversion of convertible securities (in shares)							10,125	(10,125)
Conversion of convertible securities	0				149				149			(149)
Net income (loss)	218,025				144,885						144,885	73,140
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022						280,000	79,217,423	34,261,641
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2022	1,819,384				1,278,039	$ 0	$ 79	$ 34	1,326,293		(48,367)	541,345
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock-based compensation expense - equity portion	2,745				2,745				2,745
Shares issued in connection with Acquisition (in shares)							3,857,015
Shares issued in connection with Acquisition	53,574				53,574		$ 4		53,570
Vesting of restricted stock units and performance units, net of taxes paid (in shares)							117,263
Vesting of restricted stock units, net of taxes paid	0						$ 0		0
Shares retained by the Company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings (in shares)							48,073
Shares retained by the Company in exchange for payment of recipient mandatory tax withholdings	(552)				(552)				(552)
Cancellation of treasury shares (in shares)							(48,073)
Conversion of convertible securities (in shares)				0		(280,000)	25,225,225
Conversion of convertible securities	0	$ 0			(5)		$ 25		(5)	$ (25)		5
Net income (loss)	299,312				211,456						211,456	87,856
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022						0	108,416,926	34,261,641
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2022	$ 2,174,463				$ 1,545,257	$ 0	$ 108	$ 34	$ 1,382,026		$ 163,089	$ 629,206