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Percentage investment held by members or limited partners of limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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UNITHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND PARTNERSHIP DISTRIBUTIONS - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	May 01, 2020
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Dedication period remaining		4 years	2 years
Common Units
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Limited partners' capital account, units issued (in shares)		67,831,342	67,805,707
Limited partners' capital account, units outstanding (in shares)		67,831,342	67,805,707
Common Units \| Follow-on Public Offering
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Common units issued in public offerings (in shares)	10,925,000
Net proceeds from offering	$ 340.6
Common Units \| Over-Allotment Option
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Common units issued in public offerings (in shares)	1,425,000
Common Units \| Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Limited partners' capital account, units outstanding (in shares)		731,500
Class B Units
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Limited partners' capital account, units issued (in shares)		90,709,946	90,709,946
Limited partners' capital account, units outstanding (in shares)		90,709,946	90,709,946	90,709,946
Class B Units \| Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Limited partners' capital account, units outstanding (in shares)		90,709,946
Viper Energy Partners LP \| Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Percent of limited partnership interest	54.00%	58.00%