Related Party Transactions (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) a	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related parties, net receivable	$ 7.0	$ 6.7
Related parties, net payable	$ 4.7	$ 5.6
Western Catarina Midstream \| Sanchez Energy
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Agreement term (in years)	15 years
Acres dedicated for gathering \| a	35,000

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

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