Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Details)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) counterparty	Dec. 31, 2019
Investment Grade Credit Rating
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Number of counterparties \| counterparty	11
11.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes – due April 2022
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Debt instrument interest rate	11.00%	11.00%
Senior notes, maturity date	Apr. 03, 2022	Apr. 03, 2022
7.50% Senior Notes – due May 2022
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Debt instrument interest rate	7.50%	7.50%
Senior notes, maturity date	May 31, 2022	May 31, 2022
Senior notes, principal amount	$ 6,100,000
New Bank Credit Facility
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Senior notes, maturity date	May 10, 2022
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 985,000,000.0
Stone Energy Corporation \| 11.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes – due April 2022
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	11.00%
Senior notes, maturity date	Apr. 03, 2022
Senior notes, principal amount	$ 351,700,000
Stone Energy Corporation \| 7.50% Senior Notes – due May 2022
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	7.50%
Senior notes, maturity date	May 31, 2022
Senior notes, principal amount	$ 6,100,000

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