Business Combination (Details) - Successor $ in Thousands	Oct. 11, 2016 USD ($) shares
Centennial Resource Production, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Voting interest acquired	89.10%
Total cash contribution | $	$ 1,490,000
Cash consideration | $	$ 1,186,744
Centennial Contributors | Centennial Resource Production, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common units outstanding (in shares) | shares	20,000,000
Centennial Resource Development | Centennial Resource Production, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common units outstanding (in shares) | shares	163,505,000