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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Transactions with Affiliates - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Nov. 14, 2019	Jun. 20, 2017	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
General and administrative expense — affiliate			$ 8,523	$ 8,846	$ 8,677
Blanco River DevCo LP
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest in partnership	60.00%	15.00%
Green River DevCo LP
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest in partnership	75.00%
San Juan River DevCo LP
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest in partnership	75.00%
Blanco River And Colorado River DevCos
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Consideration transferred	$ 1,600,000	$ 270,000
Payments to acquire businesses	$ 670,000	$ 245,000
Equity interest issued (shares)	38,455,018	562,430
Colorado River DevCo
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest in partnership		20.00%
Noble Energy
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
General and administrative expense — affiliate			$ 6,900
Noble Energy \| Noble Energy
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Initial term			15 years
Renewal term			1 year