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Debt Instrument, Percentage of Notes Eligible for Early Redemption

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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

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

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-Topic 942

-SubTopic 470

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The number of units or percentage investment held in the subsidiary by the limited liability company or limited partnership.

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-Topic 946

-SubTopic 320

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Long-Term Debt - Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands				6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May. 13, 2014	May. 28, 2013	Dec. 04, 2012	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross				$ 985,000		$ 959,000
Senior notes \| 8% Senior Notes due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate				8.00%
Long-term debt, gross				$ 300,000		$ 300,000
Issuance percent of par			97.848%
Percent of notes eligible of early redemption						35.00%
Senior notes \| 8% Senior Notes due 2020 \| Company Option [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage				108.00%
Senior notes \| 8% Senior Notes due 2020 \| Change in Control [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage					101.00%
Senior notes \| 8% Senior Notes due 2020 \| 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage				104.00%
Senior notes \| 8% Senior Notes due 2020 \| 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage				102.00%
Senior notes \| 8% Senior Notes due 2020 \| 2018 and thereafter
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage				100.00%
Senior notes \| 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate				6.625%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 300,000	$ 250,000		$ 550,000		$ 550,000
Issuance percent of par	99.00%	98.405%
Percent of notes eligible of early redemption				35.00%
Senior notes \| 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021 \| Company Option [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage				106.625%
Senior notes \| 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021 \| Change in Control [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage				101.00%
Senior notes \| 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021 \| 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage				103.313%
Senior notes \| 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021 \| 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage				101.656%
Senior notes \| 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021 \| 2019 and thereafter
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage				100.00%
Legacy Reserves Finance Corporation
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership interest	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%