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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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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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The cash outflow to purchase of mineral interests in oil and gas properties for use in the normal oil and gas operations and not intended for resale.

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Organization and Nature of Operations - Double Eagle Acquisition (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Apr. 20, 2017	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Double Eagle Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total consideration for acquisition	$ 1,395.6
PE Units \| Double Eagle Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred (shares)	39,848,518
Class B common stock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Class B common stock \| Common Stock \| Double Eagle Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred (shares)	39,848,518
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01