CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Revenues
Revenue from sales to customers		$ 590,550	$ 396,329	[1]
Loss on crude contracts	[1]		(29,502)
Gain on sale of assets and other income		454	7,963	[1]
Total revenues		591,004	374,790	[1]
Costs and expenses
Lease operating expense		131,696	88,833	[1]
Severance and ad valorem taxes		10,097	12,157	[1]
Exploration expenses, including undeveloped lease amortization		32,538	28,738	[1]
Selling and general expenses		63,360	48,096	[1]
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		229,406	182,743	[1]
Accretion of asset retirement obligations		9,340	6,372	[1]
Other expense (benefit)		30,005	(11,045)	[1]
Total costs and expenses		506,442	355,894	[1]
Operating income from continuing operations		84,562	18,896	[1]
Other income (loss)
Interest and other income (loss)		(4,748)	4,587	[1]
Interest expense, net		(46,069)	(44,541)	[1]
Total other loss		(50,817)	(39,954)	[1]
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		33,745	(21,058)	[1]
Income tax expense (benefit)		10,822	(111,639)	[1]
Income from continuing operations		22,923	90,581	[1]
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		49,846	77,672	[1]
Net income including noncontrolling interest		72,769	168,253	[1]
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		32,587
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO MURPHY		$ 40,182	$ 168,253	[1]
INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC
Continuing operations		$ (0.06)	$ 0.52	[1]
Discontinued operations		0.29	0.45	[1]
Net Income		0.23	0.97	[1]
INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE - DILUTED
Continuing operations		(0.06)	0.52	[1]
Discontinued operations		0.29	0.44	[1]
Net Income		0.23	0.96	[1]
Cash dividends per Common share		$ 0.25	$ 0.25	[1]
Average Common shares outstanding
Basic		173,341,304	172,805,065
Diluted		174,491,343	174,619,524

[1] Reclassified to conform to current presentation (see Note A).