Stockholders' Equity and Stock Based Compensation - Schedule of Outstanding Stock Options (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Outstanding Shares [Roll Forward]
Exercised, Shares	0
Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)	3 years 6 months
Lonestar Resources Limited 2012 Employee Share Option Plan and Lonestar Resources US Inc 2016 Employee Incentive Plan
Outstanding Shares [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at beginning of period, Shares	849,936
Granted, Shares	35,000
Canceled/Expired, Shares	(693,186)
Outstanding at end of period, Shares	191,750	849,936
Outstanding at beginning of period, Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share	$ 15.50
Granted, Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share	15.00
Canceled/Expired , Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share	18.00
Outstanding at end of period, Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share	$ 15.00	$ 15.50
Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)	6 months	1 year
Options vested and exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)	6 months	1 year
Granted, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)	2 years
Options vested and exercisable, Shares	191,750	807,686
Options vested and exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share	$ 15.00	$ 15.50
Non-vested Shares [Roll Forward]
Outstanding non-vested options at beginning of period, Shares	42,250
Granted, Shares	35,000
Vested, Shares	(77,250)
Outstanding non-vested options at end of period, Shares		42,250
Outstanding non-vested options at beginning of period, Weighted Average Fair Value per Share	$ 9.00
Granted, Weighted Average Fair Value per Share	1.90
Vested, Weighted Average Fair Value per Share	$ 8.00
Outstanding non-vested options at ending of period, Weighted Average Fair Value per Share		$ 9.00
Outstanding non-vested options, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)		1 year
Granted non-vested options, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)	2 years
Vested non-vested options, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)	1 year
Outstanding non-vested options beginning of period, Weighted Average Exercise Price per share	$ 15.50
Granted, Weighted Average Exercise Price per share	15.00
Vested, Weighted Average Exercise Price per share	$ 15.00
Outstanding non-vested options end of period, Weighted Average Exercise Price per share		$ 15.50
Outstanding non-vested options, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)		1 year