Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Oct. 10, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Successor
Net (loss) income	$ (8,985)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	49
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	14,828
Equity based compensation expense	1,333
Incentive unit compensation	0
Noncash transaction costs	0
Abandonment expense and impairment of unproved properties	0
Write-off of deferred S-1 related expense	0
Deferred tax (benefit) expense	0
(Gain) loss on sale of oil and natural gas properties	(24)
Loss (gain) on derivative instruments	1,548
Net cash received for derivative settlements	1,054
Recovery of bad debt	0
Amortization of debt issuance costs	70
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable	(983)
Increase in prepaid and other assets	(1,092)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities	1,612
Net cash provided by operating activities	9,410
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds withdrawn from trust account	500,561
Acquisition of Centennial Resource Production, LLC	(1,375,744)
Acquisition of oil and natural gas properties	(849,642)
Development of oil and natural gas properties	(24,107)
Purchases of other property and equipment	(801)
Development of assets held for sale	0
Proceeds from sales of oil and natural gas properties and other assets	0
Proceeds from sale of Atlantic Midstream, net of cash sold	0
Cash held in escrow	0
Net cash used by investing activities	(1,749,733)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of Class A common shares	1,540,556
Issuance of Preferred Series B shares	379,494
Payment of underwriting fees	(27,104)
Payment of deferred underwriting compensation	(17,500)
Proceeds from revolving credit facility	0
Repayment of revolving credit facility	0
Capital contributions	0
Financing obligation	(63)
Debt issuance costs	(1,115)
Repurchase of equity	0
Proceeds from term loan	0
Distribution in connection with common control acquisition	0
Contributions received from noncontrolling interest	0
Net cash provided by financing activities	1,874,268
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	133,945
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	138
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	134,083	$ 138
Supplemental cash flow information
Cash paid for interest	234
Supplemental noncash activity
Accrued capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued expenses	65,217
Financing obligation	0
Predecessor
Net (loss) income		(218,724)	$ (38,325)	$ 17,788
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Accretion of asset retirement obligations		134	139	156
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		62,830	89,945	68,954
Equity based compensation expense		0	0	12,420
Incentive unit compensation		165,394	0	0
Noncash transaction costs		14,049	0	0
Abandonment expense and impairment of unproved properties		2,545	7,619	20,025
Write-off of deferred S-1 related expense		0	1,585	0
Deferred tax (benefit) expense		(406)	(572)	1,524
(Gain) loss on sale of oil and natural gas properties		(11)	(2,439)	2,096
Loss (gain) on derivative instruments		6,838	(20,756)	(41,943)
Net cash received for derivative settlements		16,623	35,493	4,611
Recovery of bad debt		0	0	(777)
Amortization of debt issuance costs		376	482	316
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable		969	5,244	(6,322)
Increase in prepaid and other assets		(170)	(864)	(79)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities		1,293	(8,669)	18,479
Net cash provided by operating activities		51,740	68,882	97,248
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds withdrawn from trust account		0	0	0
Acquisition of Centennial Resource Production, LLC		0	0	0
Acquisition of oil and natural gas properties		(55,564)	(43,223)	(22,167)
Development of oil and natural gas properties		(45,605)	(156,006)	(275,683)
Purchases of other property and equipment		(265)	(2,097)	(453)
Development of assets held for sale		0	0	(14,240)
Proceeds from sales of oil and natural gas properties and other assets		0	2,691	72,382
Proceeds from sale of Atlantic Midstream, net of cash sold		0	0	71,781
Cash held in escrow		0	0	5,000
Net cash used by investing activities		(101,434)	(198,635)	(163,380)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of Class A common shares		0	0	0
Issuance of Preferred Series B shares		0	0	0
Payment of underwriting fees		0	0	0
Payment of deferred underwriting compensation		0	0	0
Proceeds from revolving credit facility		55,000	92,000	196,000
Repayment of revolving credit facility		(5,000)	(83,000)	(160,000)
Capital contributions		0	111,396	59,776
Financing obligation		(2,074)	(1,633)	0
Debt issuance costs		0	(259)	(1,637)
Repurchase of equity		0	0	(119,272)
Proceeds from term loan		0	0	65,000
Distribution in connection with common control acquisition		0	0	(3,051)
Contributions received from noncontrolling interest		0	0	150
Net cash provided by financing activities		47,926	118,504	36,966
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(1,768)	(11,249)	(29,166)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	$ 0	1,768	13,017	42,183
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		0	1,768	13,017
Supplemental cash flow information
Cash paid for interest		5,092	5,782	1,935
Supplemental noncash activity
Accrued capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued expenses		21,025	13,124	81,510
Financing obligation		$ 0	$ 3,770	$ 0