Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 9
-Subparagraph (a),(b)
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(h))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Income Tax Expense (or Benefit)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6515339

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Income Taxes - Tax Provision - Attributable to Controlling Interests and Non-controlling Interests (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Tax provision
Income tax provision (benefit)	$ (492)	$ (2,236)	$ (6,549)	$ (2,215)	$ (2,707)	$ (8,234)
Jones Energy, Inc.
Tax provision
Income tax provision (benefit)	(495)		(6,254)		(2,711)	(7,900)
Non-controlling Interest
Tax provision
Income tax provision (benefit)	$ 3		$ (295)		$ 4	$ (334)