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Proved Oil and Gas Properties, Net Book Value Prior to Impairment

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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The expense recorded to reduce the value of oil and gas assets consisting of proved properties and unproved properties as the estimate of future successful production from these properties is reduced.

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Oil and gas properties net of accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization, impairment, and abandonment, carried under the successful effort method.

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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Proved Oil and Gas Properties, Carrying Value, Before Impairment	$ 1,700,000,000
Principal amount	$ 720,000,000		$ 765,000,000
7.0% Senior Notes
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Debt, stated interest rate	7.00%
Debt, fair value	$ 182,200,000		335,000,000.0
Principal amount	$ 350,000,000		350,000,000
8.75% Senior Notes
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Debt, stated interest rate	8.75%
Debt, fair value	$ 132,000,000.0		251,200,000
Principal amount	275,000,000		275,000,000
Amended Credit Facility
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Principal amount	95,000,000		$ 140,000,000
Proved Oil and Gas Properties
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Impairment of Oil and Gas Properties	1,188,566,000	$ 0
Unproved Oil and Gas Properties
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Impairment of Oil and Gas Properties	76,298,000	$ 0
Level 3 \| Proved Oil and Gas Properties
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Oil and Gas Property, Successful Effort Method, Net	500,000,000
Oil and Gas Property, Successful Effort Method, Net	500,000,000
Level 3 \| Unproved Oil and Gas Properties
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Oil and Gas Property, Successful Effort Method, Net	179,700,000
Oil and Gas Property, Successful Effort Method, Net	$ 179,700,000