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Related Party Transactions (Details) shares in Millions		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details) shares in Millions	Oct. 14, 2015 a $ / bbl $ / Mcf bbl MMcf	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) a shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 13, 2020	May 31, 2018 a
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related parties, net receivable				$ 6,700,000
Related parties, net payable				$ 5,500,000	$ 5,600,000
Sanchez Energy
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Acres dedicated for gathering \| a				415,000
Proceeds from transportation agreement				$ 6,800,000	7,200,000
Net acres assembled \| a				215,000
SP Holdings
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Quarterly fee (as a percent)				0.375%
Maximum asset acquisition, disposition and financing fee (as a percent)				2.00%
Agreement term (in years)				10 years
Services Agreement renewal term				10 years
Agreement notice period				180 days
Administrative fee				$ 7,300,000	8,600,000
Carnero Processing, Joint Venture
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership interest (as a percent)		50.00%
Payments to acquire interest in joint venture		$ 55,500,000
Assumption of capital commitments in joint venture		$ 24,500,000
Carnero Gathering, Joint Venture
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Acres dedicated for gathering \| a							315,000
Ownership interest (as a percent)			50.00%
Payments to acquire interest in joint venture			$ 37,000,000	124,100,000
Assumption of capital commitments in joint venture			$ 7,400,000
Earnout payments				32,000
Western Catarina Midstream
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Agreement term (in years)	15 years
Acres dedicated for gathering \| a	35,000
Gathering Agreement delivery commitment period	5 years
Western Catarina Midstream \| Oil reserves
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Gathering Agreement minimum quarterly volume delivery commitment \| bbl	10,200
Gathering and processing fees (in dollars per volume) \| $ / bbl	0.96
Western Catarina Midstream \| Natural gas
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Gathering Agreement minimum quarterly volume delivery commitment \| MMcf	142,000
Gathering and processing fees (in dollars per volume) \| $ / Mcf	0.74
Western Catarina Midstream \| Sanchez Energy
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Proceeds from gathering and processing agreement				$ 59,100,000	$ 57,900,000
Common units
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock issued \| shares				11.4
Common units \| Sanchez Energy \| Subsequent event
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership by related parties (as a percentage)						11.40%
Common units \| Sanchez Energy \| Antonio R. Sanchez Jr. \| Subsequent event
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership by related parties (as a percentage)						6.10%
Common units \| Sanchez Energy \| Antonio R. Sanchez, III \| Subsequent event
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership by related parties (as a percentage)						3.00%
Common units \| Sanchez Energy \| Eduardo A. Sanchez \| Subsequent event
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership by related parties (as a percentage)						1.10%
Common units \| Sanchez Energy \| Patricio D Sanchez \| Subsequent event
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership by related parties (as a percentage)						1.20%
Class C preferred units \| SP Holdings \| Long Term Accrued Liabilities
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management Fee Payable				$ 4,900,000