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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Percent Of Net Cash Proceeds Of Asset Sales For Debt Prepayment

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Threshold Amount Of Casualty Events And Condemnations

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Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant Compliance, Debt To EBITDAX Ratio

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Incremental percentage increase (decrease) in the stated rate on a debt instrument.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of long-term debt (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer) identified as Junior Subordinated Notes, which have a lower priority than senior instruments.

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LONG TERM DEBT - Second Lien Notes due 2023 (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2018	May 15, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Nov. 30, 2019	Oct. 05, 2018	Jan. 31, 2018
Second Lien Notes due 2023
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Junior subordinated notes					$ 350,000,000.0
Second Lien Notes due 2023 \| Second Lien Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate percentage		8.50%
Covenant compliance, percent of net cash proceeds of asset sales for debt prepayment		1
Covenant compliance, threshold amount of casualty events and condemnations		$ 20,000,000.0
Redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed		101.00%
Second Lien Notes due 2023 \| Second Lien Notes \| Debt to EBITDAX Ratio below 2.50 to 1.00
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt To EBITDAX ratio		2.50
Second Lien Notes due 2023 \| Second Lien Notes \| Debt to EBITDAX Ratio between 2.50 to 1.00 and 2.75 to 1.00
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Increase in interest rate	1.00%
Second Lien Notes due 2023 \| Second Lien Notes \| Debt to EBITDAX Ratio between 2.75 to 1.00 and 3.00 to 1.00
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Increase in interest rate	2.00%
Second Lien Notes due 2023 \| Second Lien Notes \| Debt to EBITDAX Ratio Greater than or Equal to 3.00 to 1.00
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Increase in interest rate	3.00%
Covenant compliance, debt to EBITDAX ratio		3.00
Second Lien Notes due 2023 \| Second Lien Notes \| Minimum \| Debt to EBITDAX Ratio between 2.50 to 1.00 and 2.75 to 1.00
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Covenant compliance, debt to EBITDAX ratio		2.50
Second Lien Notes due 2023 \| Second Lien Notes \| Minimum \| Debt to EBITDAX Ratio between 2.75 to 1.00 and 3.00 to 1.00
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Covenant compliance, debt to EBITDAX ratio		2.75
Second Lien Notes due 2023 \| Second Lien Notes \| Maximum \| Debt to EBITDAX Ratio between 2.50 to 1.00 and 2.75 to 1.00
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Covenant compliance, debt to EBITDAX ratio		2.75
Second Lien Notes due 2023 \| Second Lien Notes \| Maximum \| Debt to EBITDAX Ratio between 2.75 to 1.00 and 3.00 to 1.00
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Covenant compliance, debt to EBITDAX ratio		3.00
Second Lien Notes due 2023 \| Second Lien Notes \| Period One
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage		104.00%
Second Lien Notes due 2023 \| Second Lien Notes \| Period Two
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage		102.00%
Second Lien Notes due 2023 \| Second Lien Notes \| Period Three
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage		100.00%
Second Lien Notes due 2023 \| Exchange Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Junior subordinated notes		$ 344,300,000	$ 4,300,000
Principal repaid				$ 10,100,000
8% Senior Notes due 2020 \| Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate percentage						8.00%