Derivative, Period Of Target Exposure Coverage

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Derivative, Premium Amount

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Derivative Termination Costs

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- Definition

The number of derivative instruments of a particular derivative asset or group of derivative assets held by the entity.

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The average floor rate on a group of price risk derivatives such as floors or collars. A payment or receipt is triggered if the market rate falls below the floor rate on the contract.

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The average strike price on the group of price risk option contracts such as put options or call options.

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The amount of cash received during the period on settlement of a hedge.

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Fair value, before effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial asset or other contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes assets elected not to be offset. Excludes assets not subject to a master netting arrangement.

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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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Nominal volume used to calculate payments on a derivative instrument.

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Derivatives - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Derivatives - Narrative (Details)	May 31, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) derivative_asset_instrument	Dec. 31, 2020 $ / bbl MBbls	Dec. 31, 2019 $ / bbl MBbls	Dec. 31, 2018 $ / bbl MBbls	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross fair value of derivative assets				$ 0
Number of derivative asset instruments held \| derivative_asset_instrument				0
Net cash settlements received				$ 3,000,000
Period of target exposure coverage			2 years
Purchased put options premium			$ 20,000,000
Derivative termination deferred costs	$ 127,000,000
Predecessor
Derivative [Line Items]
Net cash settlements received		$ 500,000						$ 10,000,000
Brent oil swaps from July 2018 through March 2019 \| Scenario, Forecast
Derivative [Line Items]
Hedged volume (MBbls) \| MBbls						900	1,800
Weighted-average price ($/Bbl) \| $ / bbl						75.66	75.66
Brent oil purchased put options for January 2019 through March 2020 \| Scenario, Forecast
Derivative [Line Items]
Hedged volume (MBbls) \| MBbls					500	2,800
Weighted average floor price ($/Bbls) \| $ / bbl					65.00	65.00