Document and Entity Information Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 07, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Centennial Resource Development, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001658566
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 488,726
Common Class A
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		201,882,082
Common Class B
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		0
Common Class C
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		19,155,921