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ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details)		9 Months Ended
ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details)	Jul. 24, 2018 $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2019 segment	Nov. 01, 2019
Segment Reporting
Number of operating units \| segment		1
Number of reporting units \| segment		1
OpCo Units
Organization
Ownership interest by Company (as a percent)			50.10%
Ownership interest by third party (as a percent)			49.90%
Haymaker Holdings \| Common Units \| Kimbell Royalty Operating, LLC
Organization
Number of units held by investor that were exchanged (in units)	10,000,000
Haymaker Holdings \| Common Units \| Kimbell Royalty Operating, LLC
Organization
Number of units held by investor that were exchanged (in units)	10,000,000
Haymaker Holdings \| Class B Common Units
Organization
Additional consideration paid per unit (in dollars per unit) \| $ / shares	$ 0.05
Distribution rate (as a percent)	2.00%
Haymaker Holdings \| Class B Common Units \| Kimbell Royalty Operating, LLC
Organization
Units issued (in units)	10,000,000
Haymaker Holdings \| Class B Common Units \| Kimbell Royalty Operating, LLC
Organization
Units issued (in units)	2,953,258
Haymaker Holdings \| OpCo Units \| Kimbell Royalty Operating, LLC
Organization
Units issued (in units)	10,000,000
Haymaker Holdings \| OpCo Units \| Kimbell Royalty Operating, LLC
Organization
Units issued (in units)	10,000,000
Haymaker Foundation \| Common Units \| Kimbell Royalty Operating, LLC
Organization
Number of units held by investor that were exchanged (in units)	2,953,258
Haymaker Foundation \| Common Units \| Kimbell Royalty Operating, LLC
Organization
Number of units held by investor that were exchanged (in units)	2,953,258
Haymaker Foundation \| Class B Common Units \| Kimbell Royalty Operating, LLC
Organization
Units issued (in units)	2,953,258
Haymaker Foundation \| Class B Common Units \| Kimbell Royalty Operating, LLC
Organization
Units issued (in units)	10,000,000
Haymaker Foundation \| OpCo Units \| Kimbell Royalty Operating, LLC
Organization
Units issued (in units)	2,953,258
Haymaker Foundation \| OpCo Units \| Kimbell Royalty Operating, LLC
Organization
Units issued (in units)	2,953,258
Kimbell Royalty Operating, LLC \| Series A Preferred Units
Organization
Units owned in subsidiary (in units)	110,000
Kimbell Royalty Operating, LLC \| Common Units
Organization
Units owned in subsidiary (in units)	13,886,204