Debt Instrument, Covenant, Consolidated EBITDA Threshold

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Current Ratio, Minimum Required

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Maximum allowed ratio of total debt to income before interest, income taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization, and exploration expense, as defined in the credit facility financial covenants.

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Leverage Ratio, Scenario One

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Leverage Ratio, Scenario Two

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio

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Line Of Credit Facility Amount Outstanding Exceeding Current Borrowing Base

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of the required periodic payments of both interest and principal.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of notes payable (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer), excluding current portion.

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Fair value portion of notes payable.

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Debt (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
2024 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2024 Notes	$ 500,000,000			$ 500,000,000
Kingfisher Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum leverage ratio, scenario one	4.5
Maximum leverage ratio, scenario two	4.75
Consolidated EBITDA threshold	$ 75,000,000.0
Minimum interest coverage ratio	2.5
Remaining borrowing capacity	$ 117,000,000
Amendment To KFM Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility amount	15,000,000.0
Alta Mesa Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing base	400,000,000
Monthly payments	$ 32,500,000
Debt covenant, current ratio, minimum required	1.0
Maximum leverage ratio	4
KFM Credit Facility \| Kingfisher Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility amount	$ 300,000,000
Alta Mesa RBL \| 2024 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable, fair value	$ 194,900,000
Subsequent Event \| Alta Mesa Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing base			$ 370,000,000
Current borrowing base		$ 162,400,000
Credit facility amount		200,000,000	$ 370,000,000
Subsequent Event \| KFM Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash		13,800,000
Remaining borrowing capacity		74,000,000
Subsequent Event \| SRII Opco
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash		$ 5,700,000