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Income Taxes--Narrative (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]    
Deferred income taxes $ (60,728,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent $ 9,260,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
Deferred tax asset - account receivable 336,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable 434,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
Derivative [Member]    
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]    
Deferred income taxes 67,352,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
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= us-gaap_DerivativeMember
2,252,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
/ cpr_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesAxis
= us-gaap_DerivativeMember
Asset Retirement Obligation Costs [Member]    
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]    
Deferred income taxes 1,553,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
/ cpr_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationCostsMember
656,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
/ cpr_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationCostsMember
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]    
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]    
Operating loss carryforwards 347,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
 
Operating loss carryforwards, not subject to expiration 11,000,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
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= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
 
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]    
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]    
Operating loss carryforwards 386,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
 
Operating loss carryforwards valuation allowance $ (262,000,000)us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance
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= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember