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Asset Acquisition, Equity Interests Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares

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Percentage investment held by members or limited partners of limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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The cash outflow to purchase of mineral interests in oil and gas properties for use in the normal oil and gas operations and not intended for resale.

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Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions				3 Months Ended
	Feb. 21, 2020	May 31, 2019	Feb. 05, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019
Highlander Oil & Gas Holdings LLC (Highlander) \| MGY Louisiana LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of units held			85.00%	85.00%
Karnes and DeWitt County Assets
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash payments to acquire certain oil and natural gas properties	$ 69.7
Gonzales and Karnes County Assets
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash payments to acquire certain oil and natural gas properties		$ 36.3
Gonzales and Karnes County Assets \| Class A Common Stock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares issued as consideration to acquire certain oil and natural gas properties (in shares)		3.1
Highlander Acquisition \| Highlander Oil & Gas Holdings LLC (Highlander)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration paid for asset			$ 50.9
Eocene-Tuscaloosa Zone, Ultra Deep Structure Gas Well \| Highlander Oil & Gas Holdings LLC (Highlander)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent working interest acquired			72.00%
Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty Trust \| Highlander Oil & Gas Holdings LLC (Highlander)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of units acquired (in shares)			31.1