Oil and Natural Gas Properties - Schedule of Non-Cash Asset Impairment Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Asset Impairment Charges [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges	$ 6,751	$ 136,539	$ 19,359
Proved Property [Member]
Asset Impairment Charges [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges	2,873	93,984	16,903
Unproved Property [Member]
Asset Impairment Charges [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges	$ 3,878	$ 42,555	$ 2,456

Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 4
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68055307&loc=d3e2420-110228

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3602-108585

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