Discontinued Operations, Sale Price

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- Definition

Percentage of Non-Operating Working Interest Overriding Royalty Interests

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The obligations arising from the sale, disposal, or planned sale in the near future (generally within one year) of a disposal group, including a component of the entity (discontinued operation).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 205

-SubTopic 20

-Section 45

-Paragraph 10

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e1107-107759

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 205

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1436-107760

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Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)		0 Months Ended
Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Feb. 22, 2013 Carrizo United Kingdom [Member]	Dec. 27, 2012 Carrizo United Kingdom [Member]	Feb. 22, 2013 Carrizo United Kingdom [Member] Huntington Field Development Project Credit Facility [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Percentage of non-operating working interest and overriding royalty interests			15.00%
Sale price		$ 184,000,000
Line of credit facility amount outstanding				55,000,000
Liabilities of disposal group, including discontinued operation	$ 26,600,000