Noncontrolling Interest - Summary of Changes in Noncontrolling Interest (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Outstanding, ending balance (in shares)	140,600,000
Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Outstanding, beginning balance (in shares)	139,806,780
Outstanding, ending balance (in shares)	140,563,209
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)	756,429
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	75.60%	75.50%
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)	105,547,139
Outstanding, ending balance (in shares)	106,303,568
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)	756,429
EEH Units Held By Others \| Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Outstanding, beginning balance (in shares)	34,259,641
Outstanding, ending balance (in shares)	34,259,641
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
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Percentage of EEH Units Held By Others	24.40%	24.50%

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