Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock, Class A	Common Stock Common Stock, Class A	Common Stock Common Stock, Class B	Additional paid in capital	Additional paid in capital Common Stock, Class A	Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit)	Treasury stock	Treasury stock Common Stock, Class A	Total stockholders’ equity	Total stockholders’ equity Common Stock, Class A	Noncontrolling interests	Noncontrolling interests Common Stock, Class A
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018			280,827	36,548				622
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 6,319,735		$ 2,808	$ 366	$ 5,163,987		$ 412,646	$ (11,749)		$ 5,568,058		$ 751,677
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Exchange/conversion of units (in shares)			420	(420)
Exchange/conversion of units			$ 4	$ (4)	6,277					6,277		(6,277)
Change in net deferred tax liability due to exchange of PE Units	(571)				(571)					(571)
Distribution to owners from consolidated subsidiary	(603)											(603)
Vesting of restricted stock unit (in shares)			279
Vesting of restricted stock units			$ 3		(3)
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)								291
Repurchase of common stock	(5,309)							$ (5,309)		(5,309)
Restricted stock forfeited	(267)				(267)			$ 45		(267)
Stock-based compensation	5,589				5,589					5,589
Net income (loss)	(28,003)						(24,064)			(24,064)		(3,939)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019			281,526	36,128				958
Balance at Mar. 31, 2019	6,290,571		$ 2,815	$ 362	5,175,012		388,582	$ (17,058)		5,549,713		740,858
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019			282,260	35,420				1,019
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	6,522,648		$ 2,822	$ 355	5,200,795		570,889	$ (17,428)		5,757,433		765,215
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Shares of Class A common stock issued or reissued for acquisition (in shares)			95,533						(1,019)
Shares of Class A common stock issued or reissued for acquisition		$ 1,776,199	$ 956			$ 1,606,923			$ 17,428		$ 1,625,307		$ 150,892
Change in equity due to issuance of PE Units by Parsley LLC					191,514					191,514		(191,514)
Exchange/conversion of units (in shares)			273	(273)
Exchange/conversion of units			$ 3	$ (3)	5,613					5,613		(5,613)
Change in net deferred tax liability due to exchange of PE Units	(21,371)				(21,371)					(21,371)
Vesting of restricted stock unit (in shares)			230
Vesting of restricted stock units			$ 2		(2)
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)								616
Repurchase of common stock	(11,049)							$ (11,049)		(11,049)
Restricted stock forfeited	(198)				(198)			$ 101		(198)
Stock-based compensation	11,338				11,338					11,338
Dividends and distributions declared ($0.05 per share and per unit, respectively)	(20,786)						(19,029)			(19,029)		(1,757)
Net income (loss)	(3,736,096)						(3,366,400)			(3,366,400)		(369,696)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2020			378,296	35,147				717
Balance at Mar. 31, 2020	$ 4,520,685		$ 3,783	$ 352	$ 6,994,612		$ (2,814,540)	$ (11,049)		$ 4,173,158		$ 347,527
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cash dividend declared (in dollars per share/unit)			$ 0.05