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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Conversion of Shares, Number of Shares Received

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Temporary Equity, Decrease From Conversion of Shares

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Temporary Equity, Decrease From Distributions To Existing Owners

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Percentage of subsidiary's or equity investee's stock owned by parent company after stock transaction.

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Value of accretion of temporary equity to its redemption value during the period.

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Amount of decrease to net income for accretion of temporary equity to its redemption value to derive net income apportioned to common stockholders.

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Carrying amount, attributable to parent, of an entity's issued and outstanding stock which is not included within permanent equity. Temporary equity is a security with redemption features that are outside the control of the issuer, is not classified as an asset or liability in conformity with GAAP, and is not mandatorily redeemable. Includes any type of security that is redeemable at a fixed or determinable price or on a fixed or determinable date or dates, is redeemable at the option of the holder, or has conditions for redemption which are not solely within the control of the issuer. Includes stock with a put option held by an ESOP and stock redeemable by a holder only in the event of a change in control of the issuer.

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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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The portion of net income or loss attributable to temporary equity interest.

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Amount to be paid per share that is classified as temporary equity by entity upon redemption. Temporary equity is a security with redemption features that are outside the control of the issuer, is not classified as an asset or liability in conformity with GAAP, and is not mandatorily redeemable. Includes any type of security that is redeemable at a fixed or determinable price or on a fixed or determinable date or dates, is redeemable at the option of the holder, or has conditions for redemption which are not solely within the control of the issuer. If convertible, the issuer does not control the actions or events necessary to issue the maximum number of shares that could be required to be delivered under the conversion option if the holder exercises the option to convert the stock to another class of equity. If the security is a warrant or a rights issue, the warrant or rights issue is considered to be temporary equity if the issuer cannot demonstrate that it would be able to deliver upon the exercise of the option by the holder in all cases. Includes stock with put option held by ESOP and stock redeemable by holder only in the event of a change in control of the issuer.

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The number of securities classified as temporary equity that have been sold (or granted) to the entity's shareholders. Securities issued include securities outstanding and securities held in treasury. Temporary equity is a security with redemption features that are outside the control of the issuer, is not classified as an asset or liability in conformity with GAAP, and is not mandatorily redeemable. Includes any type of security that is redeemable at a fixed or determinable price or on a fixed or determinable date or dates, is redeemable at the option of the holder, or has conditions for redemption which are not solely within the control of the issuer. If convertible, the issuer does not control the actions or events necessary to issue the maximum number of shares that could be required to be delivered under the conversion option if the holder exercises the option to convert the stock to another class of equity. If the security is a warrant or a rights issue, the warrant or rights issue is considered to be temporary equity if the issuer cannot demonstrate that it would be able to deliver upon the exercise of the option by the holder in all cases. Includes stock with put option held by ESOP and stock redeemable by holder only in the event of a change in control of the issuer.

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Temporary Equity (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Apr. 17, 2019 USD ($) vote	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) vote	Dec. 31, 2019 $ / shares shares
Increase (Decrease) in Temporary Equity [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		$ 454,507
Conversion of Class B common stock to Class A common stock		(1,526)
Net income attributable to temporary equity		4,095
Distribution to holders of temporary equity		(10,240)
Adjustment of temporary equity to redemption amount		(206,017)
Ending balance		$ 240,819
Initial upward adjustment to redemption amount	$ 194,500
Class B Common Stock
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Number of votes per share (vote) \| vote		1
Conversion of shares, number of shares received \| vote	1
Increase (Decrease) in Temporary Equity [Roll Forward]
Temporary equity (in shares) \| shares			22,847,045
Temporary equity, share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 19.89
Class A Common Stock
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Number of votes per share (vote) \| vote		1
Conversion of shares, number of shares received \| vote	1
Existing Owners of Brigham Minerals \| Class B Common Stock
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Sale of stock, ownership percentage		39.90%
Number of votes per share (vote) \| vote	1