Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Current Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Security Agreement, Value Of Security Interests As A Percent Of Properties

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

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Number Of Days Before Maturity Date

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

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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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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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LONG-TERM DEBT - Revolving Credit Facility (Details) - Revolving Credit Facility $ in Millions	Oct. 05, 2018	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Number of days before maturity date	91 days
Current borrowing capacity		$ 800.0
Maximum debt to EBITDAX ratio under debt covenant	3.50
Minimum current ratio under debt covenant	1.00
Minimum percent of the fair value of reserves secured by mortgages		85.00%
Federal funds effective rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
LIBOR Loans
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
LIBOR Loans \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.00%
LIBOR Loans \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.00%
Base rate \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Base rate \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.00%