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The average cap rate on a group of price risk derivatives such as caps or collars. A payment or receipt is triggered if the market rate exceeds the cap rate on the contract.

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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 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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Fair value of the assets less the liabilities of a derivative or group of derivatives.

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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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Average fixed price related to the group of price risk swap derivatives.

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The aggregate net gain (loss) on price risk derivatives included in earnings in the period.

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Price-Risk Management Price-Risk Management (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) MMBTU $ / MMBTU $ / Boe bbl	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 MMBTU $ / MMBTU
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Receivables for Settled Derivatives \| $	$ 100
Payables for Settled Derivatives \| $	500
Derivative, Fair Value, Net \| $	5,600
Successor [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Price Risk Derivatives, Net \| $	10,900
Derivative, Cash Received on Hedge \| $	800
Predecessor [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Price Risk Derivatives, Net \| $		$ 0
Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset \| $	900
Other Noncurrent Assets [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset \| $	100
Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability \| $	6,300
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability \| $	$ 300
Swap [Member] \| Oil Derivative Swaps [Member] \| First Quarter 2018 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Portion of Future Oil and Gas Production Being Hedged \| bbl	17,000
Derivative, Swap Type, Fixed Price \| $ / Boe	50.25
Swap [Member] \| Oil Derivative Swaps [Member] \| Second Quarter 2018 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Portion of Future Oil and Gas Production Being Hedged \| bbl	16,100
Derivative, Swap Type, Fixed Price \| $ / Boe	50.15
Swap [Member] \| Oil Derivative Swaps [Member] \| Third Quarter 2018 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Portion of Future Oil and Gas Production Being Hedged \| bbl	15,100
Derivative, Swap Type, Fixed Price \| $ / Boe	50.20
Swap [Member] \| Oil Derivative Swaps [Member] \| Fourth Quarter 2018 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Portion of Future Oil and Gas Production Being Hedged \| bbl	14,200
Derivative, Swap Type, Fixed Price \| $ / Boe	50.10
Swap [Member] \| Oil Derivative Swaps [Member] \| Second Quarter 2017 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Portion of Future Oil and Gas Production Being Hedged \| bbl	97,401
Derivative, Swap Type, Fixed Price \| $ / Boe	48.13
Swap [Member] \| Oil Derivative Swaps [Member] \| Third Quarter 2017 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Portion of Future Oil and Gas Production Being Hedged \| bbl	90,000
Derivative, Swap Type, Fixed Price \| $ / Boe	48.16
Swap [Member] \| Oil Derivative Swaps [Member] \| Fourth Quarter 2017 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Portion of Future Oil and Gas Production Being Hedged \| bbl	84,798
Derivative, Swap Type, Fixed Price \| $ / Boe	48.18
Swap [Member] \| Natural Gas Derivative Swaps [Member] \| First Quarter 2019 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative, Swap Type, Fixed Price	3.10
Future Gas Production Hedged in MMBtu (Energy Item Type) \| MMBTU	875,000
Swap [Member] \| Natural Gas Derivative Swaps [Member] \| First Quarter 2018 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative, Swap Type, Fixed Price	3.45
Future Gas Production Hedged in MMBtu (Energy Item Type) \| MMBTU	6,084,000
Swap [Member] \| Natural Gas Derivative Swaps [Member] \| Second Quarter 2018 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative, Swap Type, Fixed Price	2.83
Future Gas Production Hedged in MMBtu (Energy Item Type) \| MMBTU	2,776,000
Swap [Member] \| Natural Gas Derivative Swaps [Member] \| Third Quarter 2018 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative, Swap Type, Fixed Price	2.85
Future Gas Production Hedged in MMBtu (Energy Item Type) \| MMBTU	2,574,000
Swap [Member] \| Natural Gas Derivative Swaps [Member] \| Fourth Quarter 2018 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative, Swap Type, Fixed Price	2.93
Future Gas Production Hedged in MMBtu (Energy Item Type) \| MMBTU	2,388,000
Swap [Member] \| Natural Gas Derivative Swaps [Member] \| Second Quarter 2017 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative, Swap Type, Fixed Price	2.98
Future Gas Production Hedged in MMBtu (Energy Item Type) \| MMBTU	4,153,170
Swap [Member] \| Natural Gas Derivative Swaps [Member] \| Third Quarter 2017 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative, Swap Type, Fixed Price	3.01
Future Gas Production Hedged in MMBtu (Energy Item Type) \| MMBTU	6,014,999
Swap [Member] \| Natural Gas Derivative Swaps [Member] \| Fourth Quarter 2017 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Derivative, Swap Type, Fixed Price	2.97
Future Gas Production Hedged in MMBtu (Energy Item Type) \| MMBTU	4,460,001
Forward Contracts [Member] \| Natural Gas Derivative Swaps [Member] \| Second Quarter 2017 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Future Gas Production Hedged in MMBtu (Energy Item Type) \| MMBTU			1,600,000
Derivative, Average Floor Price			3.050
Derivative, Average Cap Price			3.545
Forward Contracts [Member] \| Natural Gas Derivative Swaps [Member] \| Third Quarter 2017 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Future Gas Production Hedged in MMBtu (Energy Item Type) \| MMBTU			2,865,000
Derivative, Average Floor Price			3.050
Derivative, Average Cap Price			3.585
Forward Contracts [Member] \| Natural Gas Derivative Swaps [Member] \| Fourth Quarter 2017 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Future Gas Production Hedged in MMBtu (Energy Item Type) \| MMBTU			3,102,000
Derivative, Average Floor Price			3.100
Derivative, Average Cap Price			3.715
Basis Swap [Member] \| Natural Gas Basis Derivative Swaps [Member] \| First Quarter 2018 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Future Gas Production Hedged in MMBtu (Energy Item Type) \| MMBTU	4,950,000
Derivative, Basis Swap Type, Fixed Price	(0.12)
Basis Swap [Member] \| Natural Gas Basis Derivative Swaps [Member] \| Second Quarter 2018 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
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Future Gas Production Hedged in MMBtu (Energy Item Type) \| MMBTU	910,000
Derivative, Basis Swap Type, Fixed Price	(0.11)
Basis Swap [Member] \| Natural Gas Basis Derivative Swaps [Member] \| Third Quarter 2018 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
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Future Gas Production Hedged in MMBtu (Energy Item Type) \| MMBTU	920,000
Derivative, Basis Swap Type, Fixed Price	(0.11)
Basis Swap [Member] \| Natural Gas Basis Derivative Swaps [Member] \| Fourth Quarter 2018 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
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Future Gas Production Hedged in MMBtu (Energy Item Type) \| MMBTU	920,000
Derivative, Basis Swap Type, Fixed Price	(0.11)
Basis Swap [Member] \| Natural Gas Basis Derivative Swaps [Member] \| Second Quarter 2017 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Future Gas Production Hedged in MMBtu (Energy Item Type) \| MMBTU	5,753,170
Derivative, Basis Swap Type, Fixed Price	(0.04)
Basis Swap [Member] \| Natural Gas Basis Derivative Swaps [Member] \| Third Quarter 2017 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
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Future Gas Production Hedged in MMBtu (Energy Item Type) \| MMBTU	7,969,999
Derivative, Basis Swap Type, Fixed Price	(0.02)
Basis Swap [Member] \| Natural Gas Basis Derivative Swaps [Member] \| Fourth Quarter 2017 [Member] \| Successor [Member]
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Future Gas Production Hedged in MMBtu (Energy Item Type) \| MMBTU	7,562,001
Derivative, Basis Swap Type, Fixed Price	(0.04)