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Represents the term of agreement.

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Represents the initial purchase price negotiated by the entity prior to closing adjustments.

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Proceeds from gathering and processing agreement.

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Stock Issued During Period, Value Per Share, Issued For Services

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Value of equity interests (such as common shares, preferred shares, or partnership interest) issued or issuable to acquire the entity.

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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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The cash inflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period (for example, cash that was held by the acquired business).

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of obligations due all related parties. For classified balance sheets, represents the current portion of such liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Area spaced or assigned to productive wells in which a working interest is owned.

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The number of limited partner units outstanding.

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Volume that must be purchased within the specified time period of the agreement to avoid penalties or unfavorable effects on pricing, among other adverse consequences.

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Period covered by the long-term purchase commitment, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount paid to managing member or general partner, affiliate of managing member or general partner, or affiliate of limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP) for administrative services provided to the LLC or LP, for example, but not limited to, salaries, rent, or overhead costs.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Receivables to be collected from (obligations owed to) related parties, net as of the balance sheet date within one year where one party can exercise control or significant influence over another party; including affiliates, owners or officers and their immediate families, pension trusts, and so forth.

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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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Number of shares issued in lieu of cash for services contributed to the entity. Number of shares includes, but is not limited to, shares issued for services contributed by vendors and founders.

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Value of stock issued in lieu of cash for services contributed to the entity. Value of the stock issued includes, but is not limited to, services contributed by vendors and founders.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and have not been retired and are not held in treasury. Some state laws may govern the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock.

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Related Party Transactions (Details)			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details)	Oct. 14, 2015 USD ($) a Mcf bbl	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Oct. 31, 2015 shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares	Aug. 02, 2015 shares
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related parties, net receivable						$ 1,500,000	$ 1,000,000
Related parties, net payable						1,000,000
Cash payment for acquisition, net						$ 427,218,000	1,351,000
Sanchez Energy Corporation [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Agreement term						15 years
SP Holdings [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Agreement term						10 years
Services Agreement renewal term						10 years
Administrative fee paid						$ 9,900,000	$ 6,000,000
Eagle Ford [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Initial purchase price		$ 85,000,000
Cash payment for acquisition		83,400,000
Eagle Ford [Member] \| Sanchez Energy Corporation [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Initial purchase price		85,000,000
Closing adjustments		1,400,000
Cash payment for acquisition, net		$ 81,600,000
Western Catarina Midstream [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Agreement term	15 years
Acres dedicated for gathering \| a	35,000
Gathering Agreement delivery commitment period	5 years
Cash payment for acquisition	$ 345,800,000
Western Catarina Midstream [Member] \| Oil [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Gathering Agreement minimum quarterly volume delivery commitment \| bbl	10,200
Western Catarina Midstream [Member] \| Natural Gas [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Gathering Agreement minimum quarterly volume delivery commitment \| Mcf	142,000
Western Catarina Midstream [Member] \| Sanchez Energy Corporation [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Agreement term				15 years
Cash payment for acquisition				$ 345,800,000
Proceeds from gathering and processing agreement						$ 7,500,000
Class A Unit [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common units, outstanding \| shares						0	48,451
Class B Unit [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common units, outstanding \| shares						0	2,877,701
Class A Preferred [Member] \| Eagle Ford [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Business acquisition, units issued \| shares		10,625,000
Common Units [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common units, outstanding \| shares						3,240,812	0	31,495,506
Common Units [Member] \| Sanchez Energy Corporation [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common units, outstanding \| shares						0
Common Units [Member] \| SP Holdings [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares issued in lieu of paying fee \| shares					5,956
Shares issued in lieu of paying fee, value					$ 165,582
Cost per share issued in lieu of paying fee \| $ / shares					$ 12.78
Common Units [Member] \| Eagle Ford [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Business acquisition, units issued \| shares		105,263
Common Units [Member] \| Eagle Ford [Member] \| Sanchez Energy Corporation [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Business acquisition, units issued \| shares		105,263
Business acquisition, value of units		$ 2,000,000
Shares repurchased \| shares			105,263