Capitalized deferred finance costs.

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The percent amount of increase (decrease) in the interest rate of a debt instrument.

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The maximum leverage ratio for covenant terms for a line of credit facility.

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The minimum current ratio of the covenant terms in a line of credit facility.

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The amount of increase (decrease) in percent of the current borrowing base of a line of credit facility.

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of the fee for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Amount after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs of long-term debt classified as noncurrent and excluding amounts to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Note 10 - Long-term Debt (Details Textual) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Note 10 - Long-term Debt (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	Sep. 28, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 21, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	May 31, 2024 USD ($)	May 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 26, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities, Total				$ 130,000		$ 130,000						$ 170,000
Long-term Line of Credit, Total				$ 93,900		93,900
Repayments of Lines of Credit						$ 133,900
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, over Time				2.48%	4.38%	2.89%	4.53%
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Amount				$ 200	$ 200	$ 500	$ 500
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs				100	100	241	336
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate										0.286%
Derivative, Notional Amount										$ 125,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Forecast [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount								$ 75,000	$ 100,000
Earthstone Energy Holdings Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity	$ 240,000	$ 275,000									$ 325,000
Line of Credit Facility Increase (Decrease) in Current Borrowing Base, Percent		15.00%
Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Minimum Current Ratio			1.0
Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Maximum Leverage Ratio			4.0
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities, Total				$ 130,000		$ 130,000						$ 170,000
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate				2.658%		2.658%
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity				$ 110,000		$ 110,000
Capitalized Deferred Finance Costs				$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Earthstone Energy Holdings Credit Agreement [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate						1.00%
Earthstone Energy Holdings Credit Agreement [Member] \| Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate						1.00%
Earthstone Energy Holdings Credit Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Increase (Decrease) in Interest Rate	0.25%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate						1.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage						0.375%
Earthstone Energy Holdings Credit Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate						2.00%
Earthstone Energy Holdings Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Increase (Decrease) in Interest Rate	0.50%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate						2.25%
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage						0.50%
Earthstone Energy Holdings Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate						3.25%